Boil a kettle of water for later on.
Finely chop the leeks and onions and add them to a large saucepan and sauté in a little oil to colour and gain a some flavour.
Chop the potatoes into small chunks and add to the leeks.
Add a tablespoon of stock and pour in the boiling water.
Simmer until the potatoes are tender.
Meanwhile, finely slice the spring onions and fresh chillis.
Using a hand blender to blender the potatoes and leeks into a smooth soup.
Serve the soup in bowls and garnish with the spring onions and fresh chilli.
Leek and potato soup with a spring onion and chilli garnish
a warming and spicy leek and potato soup
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time25 minutes mins
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Modern British
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 140kcal
Ingredients
- 2 large leeks
- 2 onions
- 4 medium potatoes
- 1 tbsp vegan stock powder
- 1.5 ltrs boiling water
- 3 fresh chillis
- 3 spring onions
Method
- Boil a full kettle of water for later on.
- finely chop the leeks and onions and add them to a large saucepan and sauté in a little oil to colour and gain a some flavour.
- Chop the potatoes into small chunks and add to the leeks.
- Add a tablespoon of stock and pour 1.5 litres of the boiling water.
- Simmer until the potatoes are tender.
- Meanwhile, finely slice the spring onions and fresh chillis.
- Using a hand blender to blender the potatoes and leeks into a smooth soup.
- Serve the soup in bowls and garnish with the spring onions and fresh chilli.
Nutrition
Calories: 140kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 234mg | Potassium: 740mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 769IU | Vitamin C: 65mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 2mg
(All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more).