Lamb’s lettuce is the unusual ingredient in this vivid green, slightly nutty-flavoured soup. The tangy black olive sauce, similar to a tapenade, gives steamed broccoli a new dimension, making it a flavourful side dish to be served with the meal of your choice.

Use any kind of non-leafy vegetables (e.g. broccoli, kohlrabi, carrots, radishes, green beans, mushrooms). The proportion of each does not matter. If using organic vegetables, they do not need peeling.

The eggs, spinach and tomatoes are steamed in little dishes above a soup, perfect for lunch or a light dinner. Try sprinkling some cheese on top of the eggs before steaming, and feel free to adapt this warming winter soup to any season according to the vegetables you have at hand.