Quick Wild Rice Soup

• 4 Tb butter
• 2 Tb minced onion
• 1/2 C flour
• 4 C chicken stock
• 2 C cooked wild rice
• 1 C grated carrots
• 1/2 C ham, diced small (We love Fischer Farms!)
• 2 Tb slivered almonds
• 1 tsp. Dynamite Herbs
• 1 tsp salt
• 3/4 C half and half
• 2 Tb Verjus (or lemon juice)

1. In a large saucepan, melt butter and saute onion until tender.
2. Whisk in flour. When incorporated, slowly stir in chicken stock.
3. Stir constantly, slowly increasing heat, until mixture comes to a boil.
4. Stir in rice, ham, carrots, Dynamite Herbs, and salt. Simmer on medium about 6 minutes.
5. Stir in half and half, as well as Verjus. When heated through serve.

As seen on Twin Cities Live September 10th, 2013

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