Creamy Potato Leek Soup

Smooth and light, this creamy potato leek soup will certainly make lunch (or dinner) your favorite meal of the day.

What’s even better? This easy-to-make soup gets you all the health benefits without compromising on the taste!

Enjoy!

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Creamy Potato Leek Soup

Course Soup

Cuisine French

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Servings 4 servings

Author Razvan Stuparu

Ingredients

• 1 white onion
• 2 pieces leek
• 2 potatoes
• 6 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 2 cups milk
• 1 cup cooking cream
• salt to taste

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Instructions

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.

Notes

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