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Chilled Potato Leek Soup

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Vegan Diet, Vegetarian Diet, American Blanching, Simmering

Welcome to a wonderfully versatile and comforting soup experience! ThisChilled Potato Leek Soup is a true delight, ingeniously achieving a silky, luxurious texture using the natural starch of potatoes, all without a drop of actual cream. Whether you prefer it served refreshingly chilled on a warm day or cozily hot...

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... on a cooler evening, this soup adapts beautifully to your liking. It's highly customizable too – choose your favorite stock, your preferred cooking oil or butter, and even switch up the herbs to create a version that's uniquely yours. Prepare to be amazed by how simple ingredients can transform into such an elegant and satisfying dish!

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ChefLynn ChefLynn Cool Cook
May 13, 2025
  • 55 min.
  • 2 h. 55 min.
  • 2/5
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Ingredients:

Soup Ingredients:

  • 4-5 PCS of leeks - sliced
  • 2-2.5 LB of potatoes - peeled (Cut into 1 inch pieces)
  • 1 PC of yellow onion - roughly chopped (Large. Or use a large white onion.)
  • 6-8 cloves of garlic - roughly chopped
  • 1-2 TSP of dried thyme (adjust if needed)
  • 6 cups of beef broth/stock (Chicken, ham, or vegetable stock are best)
  • salt (adjust if needed)
  • pepper - ideally freshly ground (adjust if needed)

Optional Garnishes (choose both, some or skip):

  • Optionally: leek oil (perpared in step one from extra leek greens and Extra virgin oil in step 1)
  • Optionally: crispy onions

Other:

  • ice scoops (if chilling)

You can customize this soup in many ways. Use chicken, ham, or vegetable stock (stock is preferred over water for flavor). Olive oil can be substituted with other oils or a combination of oil and butter. If you don’t like thyme, omit it or substitute with another herb like tarragon.

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Best served with:

Croutons
Herb Baguette
Twice-baked Herb Bread

Directions:

1. Optionally Prepare Leek Oil:

Let’s start with the preparation of Chilled Potato Leek Soup by preparing the optional leek oil.

  • If you want to make leek oil, clean some of the leek greens and blanch them to soften.
  • Dry them well and blend with olive oil. Set aside to infuse and strain when ready to use.

2. Prepare Leeks and Potatoes:

  • Slice and clean the leeks well allowing all the sand to fall off in a large bowl of water or in your sink filled with water then drain well.
  • Peel and cut the potatoes and let them sit in water until ready to add to the pot.
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3. Sauté Aromatics:

  • Place a large pot over high heat and once hot add enough olive oil to cover the bottom.
  • Add the leeks, onion, and garlic then season with some salt, pepper, and the thyme.
  • Cover and let them sweat until everything is tender, stirring occasionally.

4. Cook the Soup:

  • Once the leek mixture is tender add in the potatoes and stock.
  • Bring it up to a boil and cook until the potatoes are fork tender – about 15-20 minutes.

5. Puree the Soup:

Once the potatoes are tender puree the soup either in the pot with an immersion blender or in batches in a standard blender.

6. Serve Chilled Potato Leek Soup Chilled or Hot:

  • If serving hot, keep the soup warm until ready to garnish and serve.
  • If chilling the soup, add it to a large bowl set inside another bowl with some ice. Once all the soup is in the bowl, add 2 cups of ice to aid in the chilling and place it in the fridge until completely chilled.
  • Then garnish and serve.

As the soup chills it will thicken but adding the two cups of ice will help it to not thicken too much.

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