MaryLee's Healthy Food and Easy Cooking - Leek and Potato Soup

Hello again,

Soup is often forgotten and it can be a great meal or even comfort food. There is nothing better than have a wonderful steaming bowl of soup to warm yourself with especially when it is cold wet and blustery outside.

There are so many variations of soup you can do but I’ll give you one of my favourites Leek and Potato how wonderful.

The secret of a good soup is the stock as it is predominately what soup is about.

Vegetable stock

In large saucepan put

3 onions cut in half
5 carrots cut in half
3 sticks celery cut in half
2 cloves garlic cut in half
Sprig of thyme, 1 bay leaf
Pinch of salt (1/4 tsp teaspoon)
Cover with water about 3 litres

Place over heat bring to boil then reduce heat and gently simmer about an hour. Remove the vegetables and herbs and there you have your stock.
You can make this in advance and keep in fridge for 3 – 5 days or freeze.

Leek and Potato Soup

5 large potatoes peeled and roughly chopped
2 medium leeks washed and finely sliced
1 cup low fat milk
1.5 litre stock

In large saucepan heat 1 tbsp (tablespoon) oil put in leeks stir till become soft, do not let them brown. Add the stock and potatoes and bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes. Add the milk season to taste. Let cool slightly then liquidise till smooth. Reheat but do not boil. Garnish with a teaspoon of crème fraiche or plain yogurt if you wish.