Vegan chunky potato leek soup
This vegan chunky potato leek soup is a classic comforting leek soup perfect for a cold winter. It's yummy, tender and filling. All you need in a potato leek soup. This potato soup is easy to make you don't even need a blender
Servings: 4 people
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Cost: 5€
Ingredients
- a piece of fresh ginger
- 3 cloves of garlic
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 tablespoon cold-pressed olive oil/coconut
- 2 medium-size carrots
- 3 cups (675g) diced potatoes
- 4 medium-size leeks (2 if you've long mature leeks)
- Pinch of salt
- 5 sprig of fresh thyme
- 2 cups (480ml) vegetable broth
- some fresh mint leaves & dill (optional)
Instructions
- Start by cleaning your veggies. For the leeks, cut off the base & the green leave. Open the green leaves and take the interior fine parts. Take the white and divide it into 2 by cutting lengthwise, clean all the parts
- Dice the carrots, peel the potatoes and chop the leeks
- Grate the ginger and garlic using a vegetable grater
- In a large saucepan bring the cumin powder to heat for a minute or two
- Add the grated garlic and ginger plus the oil
- Cook them for 3 mins in medium-low heat
- Add the diced carrots, increase the heat to medium-high, sauté the carrots covered for about 3 mins, stirring them now and then
- Bring in the potatoes and sauté them for 3 mins, turning them now and then
- Add the leeks and fold everything together, add salt and cover to cook for 3 mins
- Pour in the broth, add the thyme, increase the heat till the boiling take place the reduce to a moderate-high heat
- Simmer for 15 mins till the potatoes are cooked but remain firm
- Put off the heat, stir the soup gently and taste to adjust the seasoning
- Take out the thyme branches
- Chop the fresh herbs and add into the soup
- Cover and wait for the potato leek soup to cool
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Notes
Depending on the kind of potatoes you're using, this recipe can be quick or can take much longer as some potatoes can really take time to cook.