A Twist to the Classic Watercress Soup

The classic version of this soup calls for crème fraîche. Instead for a more detox version I substituted it with almond cream prepared with arrowroot which makes it easily digestable.  It thickens at low temperature. I took one teaspoon of arrowroot mixed it with cold water. Then added almond butter to some rice milk to the mixture.

Ingredients for 2
-  1/2 a bouquet of watercress
- 1 shallot
- 1 tbs unsalted butter
- 1  large potato, peeled and cut into coarse cubes
- lemon juice
- 1 leek( white part), halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
-  1 cube of organic vegetable stock
- almond cream made with ( rice milk, almond butter and arrowroot)
- salt and pepper to taste

In a large pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the minced shallot, thinly sliced leek and cubed potato. Cook and let the vegetables sweat for a couple of minutes. Then add  mixed 50 cl hot water and stock cube
and stir. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer,  partially covered until vegetables are tender. Add well washed watercress at the end and cook for another 2 minutes. Puree the soup. Add a little almond cream,  a squeeze of lemon juice  and serve!