Nothing like a traditional Portuguese leek soup to give comfort at meal time. It’s the perfect soup to Winter’s cold nights… Try it, it’s delicious!

Leek soup

Nothing like a traditional Portuguese leek soup to give comfort at meal time. It’s the perfect soup to Winter’s cold nights… Try it, it’s delicious!
Servings:: 5
Prep Time:
10 m
Cook Time:
40 m
Total Time:
50 m
Ingredients
- 2 liters (about 8 cups) water
- 2 medium onions
- 2 medium potatoes
- 2 leeks
- 1 carrot
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 turnip
- Salt (to taste)
Directions
- Peel and wash the potatoes, onions, carrot, turnip and one leek. In a large saucepan with 2 liters (about 8 cups) water put the potatoes, onions, leek, turnip and the carrot, everything cut into pieces. Bring to a boil over high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to medium-low heat and cook for about 25 minutes.
- Remove briefly the saucepan from heat and use a hand blender to blend the soup until creamy. Season with olive oil and some salt and add the remaining peeled leek cut into round slices. Stir and place the saucepan back on the stove over high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to medium-low heat and cook about 5 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and serve.
Leek soup
Nutrition facts
Serves 5
Per Serving:
% DAILY VALUE
Calories 182
Total Fat 8.5 g(13%)
Saturated Fat 1 g(6%)
Cholesterol 0 mg(0%)
Sodium 82 mg(3%)
Total Carbohydrate 25.5 g(8%)
Protein 3 g