Plains Tribes Watercress Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (12 oz.) cans chicken consomme
1 c. water
5 scallions, washed and sliced thin (include some tops)
2 c. watercress leaves and tender shoots, washed
fresh ground pepper to season
sliced lemon or lime (optional)

Preparation

Place chicken consomme and water in a saucepan; bring to a boil.
Add scallions; reduce heat to low and simmer 3 to 4 minutes.
Add watercress leaves; turn heat off and let soup steep about 1 minute.
Serve at once, seasoning each helping with fresh ground pepper and garnishing, if you like, with slices of lemon or lime.
Or chill soup, skim off fat and serve cold.