Description
A healthier potato leek soup packed with extra micronutrients!
Ingredients
- 1 sweet onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 T butter/ghee
- 1–2 leeks, sliced and washed
- 2 lbs red potatoes, diced (skin on optional)
- 1 head cauliflower, chopped
- 1 bunch kale, stems removed, chopped (fresh or blanched/frozen)
- 1 c dry sherry (optional)
- 2 qt vegetable or chicken stock
- ¼ c butter/ghee (roux)
- ¼ c flour (roux, gluten free see notes)
- 2 cups milk (or non-dairy milk)
Instructions
- Sweat onion in butter/ghee, as it softens, add the garlic and leek, add salt and pepper as desired
- Place chopped cauliflower on a baking sheet, add salt and pepper and roast at 400 ~20 minutes (until tips are caramelized)
- Once the leek is softened add sherry, reduce until almost dry
- Add butter/ghee and flour to make a roux. mix until butter and flour are combined and coating the vegetables
- Add the stock and mix/whisk until roux is dissolved in the stock
- Add the potatoes and cauliflower, bring to a simmer
- Simmer until potatoes soften and sauce thickens. Add salt and pepper to taste (It will seem like a lot of salt if you are using a home made, unsalted stock!)
- Add milk ~10 minutes before serving
- At this point, portion off for freezing
- Just before serving, add kale and allow to soften and turn bright green.
- Garnish and serve! Pairs well with chicken, bacon, cheese, green onions
Notes
Dairy free: use favorite non dairy milk and butter substitute or avocado oil
Whole 30: omit sherry, use ghee and favorite non-dairy milk
Low carb: omit potatoes
Leafy Greens to not tolerate long cooking times, for best flavor and appearance, add greens right before serving. Washed, dried greens actually freeze well. I portion out greens and freeze separately.
I always have blanched greens in my freezer–blanched greens are boiled in salted water for ~1 minute. Blanching tenderizes and salts the greens all the way through, and salt tames bitter flavors. If you are not a fan of leafy greens, try blanching them before adding to soup!
- Prep Time: :20
- Cook Time: 1:00+
- Category: savory
- Method: braise
- Cuisine: soup
Keywords: healthy potato leek soup, creamy potato leek soup, creamy potato leek cauliflower kale soup
