Leek and Potato Soup

This simple yet delicious leek and potato soup recipe is a one that we make and eat on a very regular basis! It is very tasty and can be eaten immediately. It is also cheap to make and it happens to be a vegan dish too. In our opinion never add cream to this soup – it’ll ruin it!

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Leek and Potato Soup

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: English
Keyword: leek, potato
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 159kcal
Author: Chief Cook and Bottle Washer

Ingredients

  • 1 medium White Onion chopped
  • 2 large Potatoes peeled and chopped
  • 3 large Leeks sliced
  • 1 ltr Vegetable Stock home made is brilliant, shop bought is ok
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  • Gently fry the onion in a little rapeseed or similar oil until it is softened slightly
  • Add the potatoes and leeks and fry for a few minutes until it just starts to cook and then add the stock
  • Cook the soup for 30 minutes and then take it off the heat and blitz it in a liquidiser or hand blender and then pass through a sieve into a clean pan
  • Return to the heat and warm through for 5 minutes and serve with some freshly ground black pepper and good quality bread

Nutrition

Serving: 250g | Calories: 159kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 34mg | Potassium: 922mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1113IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 101mg | Iron: 7mg

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