Leek and Potato Soup (Vichyssoise)

Leek and Potato Soup (Vichyssoise)

  Ready in : 45 mins

Leek and Potato Soup (Vichyssoise) is a gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe with 2 servings. For $1.9 per serving, this recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 336 calories, 12g of protein, and 12g of fat. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. It is brought to you by Foodista. Not a lot of people made this recipe, and 1 would say it hit the spot. Head to the store and pick up onion, leeks, garlic clove, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It works well as a main course. With a spoonacular score of 67%, this dish is good. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Leek And Potato Soup (vichyssoise), Vichyssoise (Potato and Leek Soup), and Vichyssoise (or Creamy Potato-Leek Soup).

Ingredients

chicken stock

chicken stock

2.5 cups

flat-leafed parsley leaves

flat-leafed parsley leaves

2 tablespoons

garlic clove

garlic clove

1

half and half

half and half

3 tablespoons

leeks

leeks

2 medium

onion

onion

0.5 medium

potato

potato

0.5 pound

butter

butter

1 tablespoon

note

note

2 servings

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Peel potato and dice fine. In a 3 1/2- to 4-quart saucepan cook garlic and onion and leek in butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until onion is softened.

    butter

    butter

    garlic

    garlic

    potato

    potato

    onion

    onion

    leek

    leek

    sauce pan
    sauce pan
  2. 2
    Add potato and cook, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes. Stir in stock or broth and simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes, or until potato is very tender.If desired, in a blender pure soup in batches until very smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids), transferring to another saucepan. Stir in cream, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste and heat over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until hot.

    salt and pepper

    salt and pepper

    parsley

    parsley

    potato

    potato

    broth

    broth

    cream

    cream

    stock

    stock

    sauce pan
    sauce pan
    blender
    blender
  3. 3
    Serve

  4. 4
    For Vichyssoise, puree the soup until smooth and season with salt and white pepper to taste. Chill.

    white pepper

    white pepper

    salt

    salt

  5. 5
    Add snips of chive to bowls filled with the soup and serve.

    chives

    chives

    bowl
    bowl