| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Vegetables, Meats, Dairy, Grains |
|
Tamara3 |
1 |
servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 2 |
tb |
Olive oil |
| 1 |
tb |
Butter |
| 2 |
md |
Leeks |
| 2 |
|
Garlic cloves; chopped |
| 2 |
md |
Potatoes; peeled and grated |
| 1 |
l |
Chicken or vegetable stock |
| 4 |
c |
Packed rocket leaves; washed well and |
|
|
; spun dry |
| 4 |
tb |
Sour cream or yoghurt |
| 2 |
lg |
Slices country style bread; crusts removed |
| 1 |
tb |
Chopped fresh rosemary |
|
|
Salt and pepper to taste |
| 2 |
|
Roma tomatoes; seeded and diced, |
|
|
; for garnish |
|
|
Additional sour cream or yoghurt |
| 1/2 |
bn |
Chives |
INSTRUCTIONS
Slice the white parts of the leeks then soak the leek slices in cold water
for a few minutes. Swish the leek around to separate the pieces and to make
sure the leek is clean. Drain well.
In a saucepan, heat one tablespoon of olive oil and the butter and saute
the leek and garlic until the pieces are soft and slightly golden around
the edges. Add the grated potato and chicken or vegetable stock and bring
to the boil. Simmer for 15 minutes until the potato is tender.
Add the rocket and simmer for 1 minute. Puree the soup using a 'wand' or in
a blender until smooth. Transfer the soup to a cold metal mixing bowl and
place the bowl in a sink full of cold water. This will chill the soup as
quickly as possible to avoid the rocket loosing its fresh green colour.
Fold in the sour cream or yoghurt and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Preheat the oven to 220°c. Remove the crusts from the bread and slice the
bread into small cubes. Heat the oil in small frypan and add the chopped
rosemary. When the rosemary is fragrant, pour the oil over the bread cubes
and toss thoroughly. Transfer the bread cubes to a baking tray and bake the
bread cubes for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and
cool.
To serve, ladle the soup into bowls and top with an extra dollop of sour
cream or yoghurt. Add some finely diced tomato and croutons and chives
before serving.
Converted by MC_Buster.
Per serving: 705 Calories (kcal); 40g Total Fat; (49% calories from fat);
10g Protein; 83g Carbohydrate; 31mg Cholesterol; 191mg Sodium Food
Exchanges: 3 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 7 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 7
1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.
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