A healthy, creamy and delicious soup
This is a very simple recipe using mostly staple vegetables, and is a perfect dish for a cold winter’s day. We usually make this soup in advance at the weekend- simply reheat it for a very quick and easy lunch.
Servings
4
Prep time:
10min
Cook time:
25min
Difficulty:
Easy
Ingredients
- 3 medium-sized potatoes
- 1 leek
- 50g spring greens
- 25g butter
- 2 thyme sprigs
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 vegetable stock cubes
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh basil leaves to garnish (optional)
- 1tbsp Crème fraîche (optional)
In this recipe we use leek, potatoes and spring greens- however you can use other vegetables such as kale, spinach or just do a simple leek and potato soup and skip the greens.
The soup is best served with some crusty bread and a spoon of creme fraiche, but you can also top with some lardons or croutons.
You can also substitute the vegetable stock cubes for chicken stock cubes to add a bit more flavour- we use vegetable stock cubes here for a vegetarian version.
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
First, slice the leek in half, wash if there is any mud or dirt, then finely slice.
Add the butter to a saucepan on medium heat, then add the leaks. Remove the thyme leaves from the sprigs, add to the leaks and mix everything. Cook for 5 minutes.
Step 2
Peel the potatoes and cut into cubes around 1cm in size. Add to the pan, alongside the bay leaves.
Step 3
Dissolve the stock cubes in 1.5 litres of boiling water, then add to the pan and mix everything. Cook for a further 15 minutes.
Step 4
Whilst the potatoes are cooking, prepare the spring greens. Wash, then remove the thick stalks from each leaf, then slice the leaves into around 1cm thick pieces. Add these to the pan once the potatoes have cooked for 15 minutes, and cook for a further 5 minutes.
Step 5
Once the soup is cooked, it is time to blend it. First, remove the bay leaves, then blend using a hand blender or pour into a food processor/blender. After blending, add salt and pepper to taste.
Step 6
The soup is now ready to serve. Slice some basil leaves (if using) and add as a garnish, and add the crème fraîche (if using). Enjoy!
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