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Light summer broth with a herb dressing
Photo: Lily Banse

Light summer broth with a herb dressing

24 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

This simple chicken broth with mixed beans, minted potatoes and with a tangy herb dressing is light enough for summer but full of big flavours.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

507
Calories
40g
Protein
18g
Fat
50g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 17 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Asparagus 6 spears (90g) 27
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Peppermint not in our table 0
Broad Bean not in our table 0
French Bean not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Pea Shoots not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken legs
  • 1 sprig thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • ½ chicken stock
  • 500g/1lb 2oz Jersey Royal potatoes
  • 2 sprigs mint
  • 2 courgettes
  • 250g/9oz petit pois
  • 250g/9oz broad beans
  • 250g/9oz French beans
  • ½ bunch flatleaf parsley
  • ½ bunch coriander
  • ¼ bunch mint
  • ½ lemon
  • 1 garlic
  • 2-3 salted anchovies
  • ½ tsp English mustard
  • few drops Tabasco
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 285ml/10fl oz olive oil
  • and freshly ground sea saltblack pepper
  • 4 spears asparagus
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp pea shoots

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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