Potato and leek soup
A delicious winter warmer soup …
Potatoes are good for your gut health and can help lower blood sugars due to the resistant starch.
Ingredients
Olive oil
1 brown onion, halved, chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
4 medium (about 700g) desiree potatoes, or pontiac potatoes, peeled, cut into 2cm cubes
2 leeks, pale section only, washed, dried, thinly sliced
1.25L (5 cups) vegetable liquid stock
125ml (1/2 cup) thickened cream (can be replaced with Cauliflower Puree https://www.getphysical.net.au/blog/cauliflower)
2 tbsp finely chopped fresh chives
Method
Heat some olive oil in a pan and add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until the onion softens. Add the potato and leek and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until leek softens.
Add the stock and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium and gently boil, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until potato is soft.
Let cool slightly then blend , place the soup over medium heat. Add the cream (or Cauliflower Puree) and stir to combine. Taste and season with salt.