Creamy Potato-Leek Soup
This vegan soup is not lacking in flavor! At only 120 calories per cup, this makes a great meal (especially during the winter).
Overview
Total time: 05 M
Servings: 8
Calories: 120
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1 tsp. kosher or sea salt
- 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley
- 1 lbs. leeks trimmed and roughly chopped
- 2 lbs. russet potatoes roughly chopped
Nutritional Information
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
- Sodium: 770mg
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 2g
- Sugar: 4g
- Protein: 2g
Instructions
- Sautee leeks in oil until slightly tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add potatoes, broth, salt and pepper and boil until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
- In batches, add soup to FourSide or WildSide+ jar and secure lid.
- Select "Sauces" setting or blend on Medium Low (speed 3 or 4) for 30 seconds. Repeat until all soup is blended, or leave 2-3 cups unblended to have some texture to the soup.
- Garnish with parsley.
No dairy in this house. It is a medical issue. Also the amount of calcium in dairy is not that much, in the case of cream cheese or cream there is more fats.
what about whipped mash potateos
Mashed potatoes will not work in the blender because the blades release the starch which makes it more of a paste instead of the nice, fluffy, mashed potatoes you want.
The components in dairy milk and cheese outweigh the calcium intake. In fact, there have been some studies done recently that suggest a certain protein in dairy may be counter active with the absorption of the calcium in the body. Unfortunately, the dairy industry has also added sugar to dairy products, making the product a no-no for health conscience people. The ther issue is with trying to find information on dairy products. The industry has a death grip on health care professionals as well as advertisers. For example, 1 cup of almonds has 100 mg more calcium than 1 cup of milk, but my doctor never tells me to eat almonds instead of milk. lol
I just bought the Blentec blender Series 570 because it has a "hot" button. Looking forward to make leek and potato soup which is a regular in our family, but is the "hot" cycle hot enough to cook the potatoes, or do I have to follow the above recipe in which case this heating blender would be nomore useful than a regular one ?
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