Leek Spinach Soup Food

POTATO, SPINACH, AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add leeks and onion; simmer until tender, about 7 minutes. Add potatoes, water, and bouillon cubes. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Stir in spinach and cook until wilted and soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Add milk, pepper, salt, paprika, and chili powder. Let cook for 5 minutes more; adjust spices to taste.

POTATO, LEEK, AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Put leeks in a bowl with enough water to cover completely. Soak until you're ready to cook them.
• Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Fry bacon in hot pot until crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towel to drain. Remove all but 2 tablespoons bacon drippings from the pot.
• Drain leeks and shake vigorously to dry. Fry leeks and garlic in the reserved bacon drippings until translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir potatoes with the leeks; add bay leaves. Pour the carton of chicken stock over the potatoes; bring to a simmer and cook until the potatoes are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Season soup with salt and pepper.
• Scoop about half the potatoes, leeks, and garlic into a food processor bowl with enough liquid to cover; process until pureed. Stir puree, bacon, spinach, and half-and-half into the soup; continue heating until again hot, 1 to 2 minutes. Add chicken broth from the can or half-and-half to achieve your desired consistency.

POTATO LEEK SOUP WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Combine the potatoes, leeks and olive oil into large dutch oven, and stir to evenly coat.
• Roast vegetables for 40 - 45 mins, stirring occaisionally, or until potatoes are tender.
• Add the spinach and stir to combine. Roast for 5 more minutes, until the spinach is wilted.
• Remove the dutch oven and place on stove over medium heat. Add the wine and 1 cup of chicken broth and stir, scraping up any brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
• Add in the rest of the chicken broth.
• Using an immersion blender, puree the soup until smooth. (You can do batches in a blender or food processer instead, and return to dutch oven).
• Stir in half-and-half and parmesan. Serve topped with shredded parmesan and crumbled bacon if desired.

CREAMY (VEGAN) SPINACH, LEEK, & POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in large saucepan.
• Saute onion and garlic for 2-3 minutes.
• Add vegetable stock and water.
• Add leeks and potato.
• Season with salt, pepper, and basil.
• Bring to boil then reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add spinach and process in blender until somewhat smooth. Skip this step if you want your soup chunkier.
• Return to saucepan and add Earth Balance, sour cream, and milk.
• Heat through.
• Serve with a sprinkle of shredded carrot and a dollop of sour cream, if desired.

LEEK, POTATO AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Use a large knife to cut off the tops of the leeks, then shave off any rough parts and remove any coarse leaves. Trim off the roots, and cut each leek in two lengthways, then rinse under running water. Slice thinly.
• Melt butter in a large saucepan, then add the leeks. Toss them in the butter over the heat for 3-5 minutes, season with nutmeg then lay the potatoes on top. Don't stir the potatoes through the leeks, because if they sit on the bottom of the.
• pot they can catch. Cover the pan with a lid and cook on a very gentle heat for 20 minutes.
• Stir through the salt, then add the water and hot milk. Bring it just to boiling point, stirring often, then turn heat to low. Partially cover with a lid and cook very gently for 20 minutes.
• Puree the soup in batches in a food processor or blender. For a really smooth finish, pass soup through a coarse sieve into a large bowl. Puree the spinach with 1 cup of soup, then mix this into the pot of soup. Reheat gently, check seasoning, then serve.

FENNEL, LEEK AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Melt margarine in large pot over medium heat. Add fennel and leeks. Sauté until just translucent, about 15 minutes. Add broth to cover pot. Simmer until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Puree soup in small batches in blender until smooth, adding spinach to last batch before pureeing. Return soup to same pot.Season with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Refrigerate until cold, then cover and keep refrigerated.)
• Rewarm soup over low heat, stirring occasionally. Ladle into bowls and serve.

SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large saucepan. Add the spring onions, leek, celery and potato. Stir and put on the lid. Sweat for 10 minutes, stirring a couple of times.
• Pour in the stock and cook for 10 - 15 minutes until the potato is soft.
• Add the spinach and cook for a couple of minutes until wilted. Use a hand blender to blitz to a smooth soup.
• Stir in the crème fraîche. Reheat and serve.

SPINACH-LEEK CREAM SOUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan, soften leek and garlic in oil. Add celery salt and pepper. Add chicken stock and potatoes. Bring to boil. Cover and let simmer about 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Add spinach and keep cooking 1 minute.
• In blender, reduce in a creamy puree and homogeneous. Adjust seasoning. You can serve with firm plain yogurt on top. Or if you have people over, you can use whipped cream instead of yogurt.

SPINACH AND LEEK WHITE BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan or soup pot over medium heat. Add the leeks and garlic; saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the chicken broth, cannellini beans, bay leaves and cumin. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low, and stir in the couscous. Cover, and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in spinach and season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.