Herb cream soup with poached egg and lemon balm and ham rolls

Name: Herb cream soup with poached egg and lemon balm and ham rolls
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 Onion; 300 g Potatoes; 2 TABLESPOONS Butter; 2 TEASPOONS Vegetable broth (instant); 5 Stem/s Lemon balm; 2 Disc/s cooked ham; 4 TABLESPOONS Double cream cheese; 300 g frozen peas; 2 Federation Parsley; 1/2 bunch Mint; 7-10 Tbsp Salt; 3 TABLESPOONS Vinegar; 4 very fresh eggs; 7-10 Tbsp wooden skewers

AUTHOR
Sheila Zhang

DIFFICULTY
very easy

RATING

Light starter for the spring menu: The fresh green is pureed in the broth at the very end, thus preserving colour and aromas.

COOK TIME
50 mins

TOTAL TIME
50 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

1 Onion
300 g Potatoes
2 TABLESPOONS Butter
2 TEASPOONS Vegetable broth (instant)
5 Stem/s Lemon balm
2 Disc/s cooked ham
4 TABLESPOONS Double cream cheese
300 g frozen peas
2 Federation Parsley
1/2 bunch Mint
7-10 Tbsp Salt
3 TABLESPOONS Vinegar
4 very fresh eggs
7-10 Tbsp wooden skewers

Directions

1
For the soup, peel and chop the onion. Peel, wash and chop the potatoes. Heat butter in a pot. Fry diced onion until transparent. Add potatoes, stock and about 1 1⁄4 l water. Bring to the boil, cover and cook for about 20 minutes.
2
For the skewers, wash the lemon balm, dab dry and remove the leaves. Spread 1 tablespoon cream cheese on each slice of ham. Cover with lemon balm and roll up. Cut into small rolls and put on skewers.
3
For the soup, add frozen peas to the soup, bring to the boil again and simmer for about 3 minutes. In the meantime wash parsley and mint and pluck off the leaves. Add 2 tbsp. cream cheese to the soup and puree finely. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
4
For the eggs, boil approx. 1 1⁄2 l water with vinegar in a wide pot. Beat the eggs one by one into a cup and carefully slide them into the boiling water. Let them simmer at low heat for about 5 minutes, while pulling the egg white over the egg yolk with a tablespoon. Lift out the eggs and let them drain well. Serve the soup with the ham rolls and eggs. Bread tastes good with it.