Saturday, January 28, 2012

Potato Leek Soup!!!


Ingredients:

5 lbs. potatoes – peeled and sliced
2 large leeks – cleaned and chopped
15 cloves of garlic – chopped
1 large onion – sliced
Healthy handful of Italian parsley - chopped
12 cups of chicken broth
Juice of 1 lemon
Dashes of salt
Dashes of black pepper
Olive oil

Heat a large soup pot with a drizzle of olive oil. Add the sliced potatoes, leeks, onions, and garlic. Sauté until the onions are soft. Add the parsley and chicken broth and simmer on low until the potatoes are soft. Add the salt and pepper.

Using a potato masher gently and carefully mash the soup.

Just before serving add the lemon juice and stir.

This soup is hearty and delicious.

With Love,

Catherine
xo

14 foodie comments:

Alida said...

Che buona! Brava! What's better than leek and potatoes, they combine together ever so well. X

Aarthi said...

They Look Yummy

Aarthi
http://yummytummy-aarthi.blogspot.com/

Recetario Spanglish para mis hijos said...

This is one of my favorite soups! Have a nice weekend!

Joyce Lansky said...

Yummy soup, and even the soup bowl is pretty.

Joyce
http://joycelansky.blogspot.com/

allotments4you said...

One of my favourite soups!!

peps said...

delicious soup!!!

meadowly said...

I could eat the whole bowl.yum..yum..

Daisy said...

this is a go to soup in my family!!

Bizzy B. Bakes said...

There is nothing more comforting than a potato soup. It warms the cockles of one's heart. A beautiful soup.

Joanne said...

How comforting! I love that there's no cream...uber health food!

Petra said...

I like!

In bucatarie cu Aziz said...

Mmmmmmmm looks sooooooooo yammy ...delicios!!!!have a nice day!!

Gloria (The Little Red House with the White Porch) said...

I don't know what I like better: the looks of the soup, or the looks of the pretty bowl and plate!! ;)
Best,
Gloria

momto8 said...

comfort food all the way...I think the
lemon will add an interesting twist!
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