Description
A warm and comforting winter soup made with tender leeks and potatoes, blended into a smooth and creamy texture perfect for cold days.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 large leeks, cleaned and sliced
- 4 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons butter
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
- Fresh thyme for garnish
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat.
- Add onion and leeks and cook until softened.
- Stir in garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Add potatoes and vegetable broth.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender.
- Blend the soup until smooth using an immersion blender.
- Stir in heavy cream.
- Season with salt and black pepper.
- Simmer gently for 5 minutes.
- Serve warm garnished with fresh thyme.
Notes
For a lighter version, replace heavy cream with milk or omit it entirely for a rustic soup.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: European
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 680mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
Keywords: leek soup, potato soup, winter soup, comfort food