Chilled potato and leek soup (Vichyssoise)

Total: 1 hr 35 min. | Active: 35 min.
vegetarian

Ingredients

for 4 people

Soup
1 tbsp olive oil
onion, cut into pieces
garlic clove, cut in half
500 g mealy potatoes, peeled, cut into approx. 3 cm pieces
300 g leek, cut into pieces approx. 3 cm wide
1 litre vegetable bouillon
1 dl cream
  salt and pepper to taste
To serve
a little  olive oil
½ bunch chives, finely chopped
organic lemon, use grated zest

How it's done

Soup

Heat the oil in a pan. Add the onion and garlic, sauté for approx. 2 mins. Add the potatoes and leek, sauté for approx. 3 mins. Pour in the stock, bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, cover and cook for approx. 20 mins. until soft. Puree the soup, pour through a sieve, stir in the cream, season. Leave the soup to cool, cover and chill for approx. 1 hr.

To serve

Plate up the soup, drizzle with oil, sprinkle with chives and lemon zest.

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