# French Walnut Soup

This creamy and savory French walnut soup is perfect as a starter for a dinner party.

- Cuisine: French
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- raw walnuts
- 1 small garlic clove
- fresh thyme
- homemade chicken stock
- heavy cream
- freshly cracked black pepper
- salt
- champagne or white wine vinegar
- chopped tarragon

## Instructions

1. Start by mashing the raw walnuts in a pestle and mortar.
2. Add one small garlic clove and a little bit of fresh thyme to the walnuts in the pestle and mortar and continue mashing.
3. Transfer the mashed nuts into a soup pan.
4. Add homemade chicken stock through a strainer into the pan with the nuts.
5. Bring the mixture to a boil and let it simmer for 5 to 6 minutes.
6. Pour the mixture into a blender.
7. Blend the mixture, increasing to high speed.
8. Pour the blended mixture back into the pan.
9. Return the pan to the heat and add a little heavy cream.
10. Add freshly cracked black pepper and salt, adjusting salt if using unseasoned chicken broth.
11. Boil the mixture for about 3 or 4 minutes to thicken it slightly.
12. Add a couple of drops of champagne or white wine vinegar.
13. Once the mixture has reached a thick consistency, it's done.
14. Serve the soup in a tea cup.
15. Garnish with a tiny bit of chopped tarragon.

## Equipment

- pestle and mortar
- soup pan
- blender
- tea cup
- strainer

## Tips

- If sticking to super authentic, just use the pestle and mortar.
- Adjust salt if using unseasoned chicken broth.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSB42nFLJ/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d1009049-34c0-4564-9f54-f62b5ecc2c92
- Extracted: 2025-07-12

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