Ingredients

• 2 Onions -- thinly sliced
• 55 g Butter
• 55 g Flour
• 2 1/2 cups of stock
• 2 1/2 cups of milk
• 1 pinch of pepper
• 170 g Scottish Cheddar Cheese -- grated

Directions

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan and cook the onions for a few minutes.
2. Add the flour and cook for another minute.
3. Stir in the milk and stock, bring to the boil, season and simmer gently for about 5 minutes.
4. Toss the grated cheese gently into the soup and simmer until melted.
5. DO NOT ALLOW TO BOIL.

This is a recipe from Toravaig House, a small family hotel at Knock Bay in the south or garden of Skye, five miles south of Armadale.