This creamy vichyssoise soup recipe is made with a lush mix of leeks, onions and potatoes. Blended, together with lemon juice, vegetable stock and cream. This rich and creamy vichyssoise soup recipe is really easy to make and in about an hour You will be enjoying its tantalizing taste.

Ingredients

• 2oz butter
• 3 large leeks (trimmed and thinly sliced)
• 1 onion (thinly sliced)
• 1lb 2oz potatoes (chopped)
• 1-1/2pt vegetable stock
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• pinch of nutmeg (ground)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 egg yolk
• 5fl oz single cream
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

Start by melting the butter in a saucepan, and sweat the leeks and onion, stirring occasionally, for about five minutes. Add the potatoes, vegetable stock, lemon juice, nutmeg, coriander and bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper. Then bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 30 minutes until the vegetables are soft.

Cool the soup a little, remove the bay leaf and puree the soup in a blender or food processor until smooth. Pour into a clean pan. Blend the egg yolk into the cream, add a little of the soup to the mixture, then whisk it all back into the soup and reheat gently. Cool and chill before serving this vichyssoise soup.

Recommended Recipes

• Oatmeal Soup
• Naan Bread
• Leek Koftas