Low Fat Potato And Leek Soup Food

LOW-FAT POTATO AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium stockpot over medium heat. Add onions and cook, stirring frequently, until slightly translucent, about 5 minutes. Add celery and cook for 2 more minutes. Add leeks and cook, stirring frequently, until limp, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and add potatoes and 3 cups water. Cook until potatoes are slightly soft, adding just enough water to keep potatoes and leeks covered, 20 to 25 minutes. Slowly add milk while stirring continuously. Add salt and pepper and cook until heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.

LOW-FAT POTATO AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large soup pot. Add garlic, shallots, carrots and leeks. Cook for 5 minutes, or until soft.
• Add potatoes, broth and milk. Bring to a boil, then turn down to a simmer and cook for about 25 minutes, or until potatoes are fork-tender.
• Blend until smooth with an immersion blender or in small batches in a standard blender.
• Adjust seasoning to taste. Serve warm garnished with chives.

LEEK POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Chop the leeks into small pieces.
• In a 6-quart saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the leeks and a heavy pinch of salt and sweat for 5 minutes. Decrease the heat to medium-low and cook until the leeks are tender, approximately 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the potatoes and the vegetable broth, increase the heat to medium-high, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and gently simmer until the potatoes are soft, approximately 45 minutes.
• Turn off the heat and puree the mixture with an immersion blender until smooth. Stir in the heavy cream, buttermilk, and white pepper. Taste and adjust seasoning if desired. Sprinkle with chives and serve immediately, or chill and serve cold.

LEEK & POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Chop the top off the leek and trim the roots. Chop the leek in half lengthways and wash under running water, fanning out the layers, to make sure all grit and mud has gone.
• Wash the potatoes (peel if the skins look bad) and chop into eighths.
• Chop the leek roughly. Heat the olive oil in a soup pan and add the leeks and potatoes. Stir to coat with oil. Then cover and simmer gently for 10 minutes. Stir occasionally to stop browning.
• Add the stock and stir well. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes, until the potatoes are soft.
• Remove from the heat and liquidise. For a bit of variety, you can leave this soup whole, if you prefer.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper and stir in the cream / milk just before serving.
• Serve hot.

LEEK & SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Saute the leeks for 4 minutes in the butter. Add the stock and sweet potato and bring to the boil. Simmer for 15 minutes, or until the sweet potato is cooked.
• Season the mixture with black pepper, remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• Place the cooled soup into a food processor, and liquidise until smooth.
• Return the soup to the pan and bring back to the boil, adding any extra water as necessary to thin the soup to the required consistency.
• If desired, grill the bacon until crispy, and cut into bite sized pieces.
• Place the soup into the serving bowls and sprinkle the bacon pieces over the top.

LOW-FAT POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the potatoes, onion, celery, broth and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, 15-18 minutes. , Combine cornstarch and 1/4 cup milk until smooth; stir into potato mixture. Add the remaining milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir in cheese until melted.