Creamy Potato Leek Soup
The most flavorful Creamy Potato Leek Soup ever! A bowl of hearty dairy-free potato soup with a nutty flavor thanks to a lot of roasted garlic.
Servings 4 people
Calories 301kcal
Ingredients
- 1 bulb garlic
- 1 large leek
- 2 lbs white starchy potatoes the ones used for mashed potatoes
- 6 cups flavorful chicken broth
- sea salt
- pepper
- 6 strips bacon
- parsley
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400 F (200°C).
- Peel off the paper-like outer layer of the garlic bulb, leaving intact the skins of the individual cloves and being careful to keep the bulb as a whole.
- Cut the top part of the garlic in order to expose the upper part of every clove (see video).
- Drizzle a few drops of oil onto each clove.
- Place garlic bulb in cocotte and cover (or lack thereof wrap in aluminum foil).
- Put garlic in the preheated oven for about 40-50 minutes or until cloves are soft and golden and caramelized. They should pop right out of their skins (see video).
- Crisp bacon on a baking sheet for 20-25 minutes at the same time.
- Wash and slice leek.
- Preheat a big pot over medium heat.
- Once hot, add a splash of avocado oil and add sliced leek. Reduce heat to medium-low.
- Caramelize leek on medium-low heat by stirring often. This takes about 15 minutes.
- While leek is caramelizing and in-between stirring peel and dice potatoes into about 1" (2.5cm) cubes.
- Once leek is caramelized, add broth and peeled diced potatoes. Turn up the heat and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low again, cover and let simmer until potatoes are cooked through.
- Once garlic is out of the oven and soft and tender and cold enough to handle, remove cloves from peel and add to bubbling soup.
- Transfer into a blender in 2-3 batches, or use an immersion blender to blend and season with more sea salt and pepper if necessary.
- Serve hot with crumbled up crispy bacon and freshly chopped parsley.
Video
Notes
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Nutrition
Calories: 301kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 1536mg | Potassium: 1324mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 371IU | Vitamin C: 53mg | Calcium: 102mg | Iron: 9mg