Creamy Potato Leek Soup
Smooth and light, this creamy potato leek soup will certainly make lunch (or dinner) your favorite meal of the day.
Ingredients · Servings 4
- 1 white onion
- 2 pieces leek
- 2 potatoes
- 6 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup cooking cream
- salt to taste
Method · 55 min
- Wash the onion, potatoes, and white part of the leek and slice them. Keep the green part of the leek for later.
- Add a bit of vegetable oil to a pan and fry the vegetables for about 2 minutes.
- Add the milk and salt.
- Simmer over low heat until the vegetables soften.
- Put the vegetables in a blender and blend them while gradually adding the cooking cream.
- You may use the green part of the leek to make an emulsion. Chop it and blend. Gradually add oil (similar to mayonnaise).
- Using a colander, strain the mix to obtain a smooth texture.
- You can add fried bacon or fried onion if comfort food is what you crave or various spices and herbs for even more flavor.
What’s even better? This easy-to-make soup gets you all the health benefits without compromising on the taste!
Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 white onion
- 2 pieces leek
- 2 potatoes
- 6 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup cooking cream
- salt to taste
Leek cream soup:
- Wash the onion, potatoes, and white part of the leek and slice them. Keep the green part of the leek for later.
- Add a bit of vegetable oil to a pan and fry the vegetables for about 2 minutes.
- Add the milk and salt.
- Simmer over low heat until the vegetables soften.
- Put the vegetables in a blender and blend them while gradually adding the cooking cream.
- You may use the green part of the leek to make an emulsion. Chop it and blend. Gradually add oil (similar to mayonnaise).
- Using a colander, strain the mix to obtain a smooth texture.
Plating:
- You can add fried bacon or fried onion if comfort food is what you crave or various spices and herbs for even more flavor.
