Leek Soup

Name: Leek Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients: a dash of olive oil; chopped onion: 1/2; garlic clove – peeled and finely chopped: 1; large leek – chopped: 1/2; vegetable stock: 5 1/4 oz; whole milk: 5 1/4 oz; salt; Freshly ground black pepper; double cream – to serve: 1 tbsp; fresh chives – chopped, to serve: 1 tsp

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1 hr 10 mins
Serves 8
Easy

Ingredients

a dash of olive oil
1/2 chopped onion
1 garlic clove – peeled and finely chopped
1/2 large leek – chopped
5 1/4 oz vegetable stock
5 1/4 oz whole milk
salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp double cream – to serve
1 tsp fresh chives – chopped, to serve

How to Make Leek Soup

Take a small saucepan and use it to heat olive oil.
Then add the chopped onion, garlic clove, and leek to it.
Sauté it for 4 to 5 minutes until it softens a bit, but stop before it becomes brown.
Add 150ml of vegetable stock, either prepared at home or bought from the store, and stir it for a while.
Now add whole milk, salt, and ground pepper as per your liking and bring it to a boil.
Then cover the pot, reduce the heat, and let it simmer on this flame for around 10 minutes or until the leek is tender.
Remove the pot from the heat and let it cool slightly. Pour the mixture into a blender or a food processor and blend until it is smooth and of creamy texture.
Pour it into a bowl garnish with a tablespoon of double cream and chopped chives which would further enhance the taste of the soup.

Trivia

Leeks are a type of vegetable and belong to the lily family with its origination from eastern Mediterranean
It is known for being grown easily in home gardens

Leeks are being cultivated on the soil of this mother earth for the past 3000 years.