Komatsuna Soup

Ingredients:

• Komatsuna (1 bunch)
• Small onion or bunch of scallions
• Potato (1)
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup water
• Butter (1 tbsp)
• Chicken bouillon (1 cube)
• Bay leaf
• Salt and black pepper (to taste)

  How to make it:

  (1) Cut the komatsuna into 1 inch long pieces; slice the potato and onion thinly.
  (2) Melt the butter in a pan; sauté the onion until tender, then add the komatsuna and cook a little longer. Add the potato and stir until the butter has coated all the ingredients. Add the water, bouillon and bay leaf and bring to a low simmer.
  (3) When the potato is tender, remove the bay leaf and mix in a blender until smooth. (Mixing well produces better results).
  (4) Return the soup to the pan, add milk, salt and pepper. Serve hot.

  * For a richer, creamier soup, add a little cream after turning off the flame in step (4).