Nutritious Leek Soup ~ A template
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 tablespoon avocado or coconut or olive oil
- 1 litre/quart chicken stock or veggie if you prefer
- 1-2 teaspoon Sea Salt
- 3 small to medium leeks or 2 large, cleaned, chopped
- Water optional to add more volume + create thinner soup if desired
- Optional:
- raw garlic finely chopped
- horseradish root grated
- Nutmeg fresh grated, just a dash
- Paprika just a dash..
- Black pepper to taste
- Hot Sauce your heat preference.. 2 drops or 10..
- Tamari just a dash
- Parsley flat leaf, in the soup + as a garnish
Instructions
- Saute onion in a large pot with oil.
- Add 1 liter broth/stock. Stir
- Add the salt
- Add the leeks and simmer for 15 minutes
- Use immersion blender* to puree the soup
- Add water to increase volume or if you prefer a looser or thinner soup.
- Add the optional ingredients to the pot while on low heat. Stir to combine well!
- Ready to serve!
- * several choices here: use a hand-held immersion blender or a regular blender OR don't blend at all. Or blend a little but leave some leeks in the pot. Your Choice!
Notes
Notes:
If you prefer to make a Leek + Potato Soup ~~
add 2-3 potatoes, cubed to the pot when you add the leeks, and increase the salt..
add 2-3 potatoes, cubed to the pot when you add the leeks, and increase the salt..