Leek And Almond Soup Food

ALMOND AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 5 cups of clear broth in a saucepan, adding blanched almonds; cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
• While broth and almonds are cooking, carefully clean the leeks: cut off the stemmy bottoms and the dark green leaves, so you end up with white and light green parts only (dirt can get in between the leaves, so wash them out well); cut leeks in quarters, then into about 1-inch squares.
• Heat butter and oil in heavy wide saucepan or saute pan.
• Add leeks, celery (not the greens yet, though), salt, pepper, and stir over low heat for 3-5 minutes.
• Add one cup of broth and bring to boil; lower heat, cover, and simmer over medium-low heat, stirring often, about 10 minutes or until leeks are tender.
• After almonds have been simmered in the broth, puree them well in a blender or food processor until smooth; return to the saucepan with cooked leeks to reheat.
• Add the celery greens (they'll stay a nice lighter green color, adding them at this time) and simmer for 3-5 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Just before serving, add 1-2 tablespoons of heavy cream to each serving if desired.

MENNONITE LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Bring chicken stock to boil.
• Add leeks, potatoes, carrots and celery.
• Simmer 30-45 minutes until veggies are soft.
• Add seasonings and simmer another 30 minutes.
• Puree in batches in blender.
• Serve hot or cold.

LEEK, POTATO AND STILTON SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pan bring the stock to the boil. Add the leeks and potatoes. Return to the boil and cook over medium heat for 30 minutes.
• Blend the soup until smooth in a jug blender or food processor or using a hand-blender. Crumble in the Stilton cheese and blend again.
• Season the soup with salt and freshly ground pepper. Add the cream and blend until well-mixed.
• Re-heat the soup until piping hot. Serve garnished with parsley with crusty bread on the side.

ONION, LEEK AND MUSHROOM SOUP (DIABETIC FRIENDLY)

Steps:

• In a large saucepan heat olive oil over medium-low heat. Cook onion and leeks in hot oil, covered, for 13 to 15 minutes or until onions and leeks are tender, stirring occasionally. Uncover; stir in brown sugar. Cook and stir over medium-high heat for 4 to 5 minutes more or until onions and leeks are golden brown.
• Stir mushrooms and carrots into onion mixture. Cook and stir over medium heat about 3 minutes or until mushrooms are tender. Stir in chicken broth, the 1-3/4 cups beef broth, cooked rice, sherry (if desired), and pepper.
• In a screw-top jar combine the 1/2 cup cold water and flour. Cover and shake until smooth; stir into the soup mixture. Cook and stir until slightly thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 1 minute more. Makes four 1-3/4-cup servings.

LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Cut leeks into thin slices. In a skillet, saute leeks and onion in butter until tender but not browned. Transfer to a soup kettle or Dutch oven. Add potatoes, broth and parsley; cover and simmer until the vegetables are tender. Strain; set broth aside. Puree vegetables in a blender or food processor. Return puree and broth to pan. Stir a small amount of pureed mixture into egg yolk; return to pan. Add salt, pepper and nutmeg. Cook over medium heat until a thermometer reads 160°, stirring occasionally. Add the cream; heat through but do not boil. Garnish with bacon.

LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Saute the bacon in a large soup pot over medium heat until crisp, then remove it from the pan, drain on paper towels, and reserve for the garnish.
• Prep the remaining ingredients as directed in the recipe list.
• In the soup pot, reheat the bacon grease over medium heat and stir in the leeks, turning to coat them and sauteing for several minutes, until they take on a little golden color.
• Pour in the stock, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to low and cook, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
• Remove from the heat.
• Puree the soup, solids first, then pour back into the pot.
• Season with salt and pepper.