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Leek, potato & chive soup

Soft sweet leeks and potatoes make a silky soup without cream.

Serves
4 · soup and bread
From scratch
45 min
Bimby
Main cooking
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Ingredients

Metric quantities · weights after peeling and trimming unless stated

  • 400 g leeks, washed very thoroughly and sliced
  • 300 g potatoes, peeled, 1 cm dice
  • 20 ml olive oil
  • 600 ml low-salt vegetable stock, prepared
  • 5 g chives, snipped
  • 2 g salt
  • 320 g bread

Method

  1. Soften the leeks

    Bimby TM7

    Add leeks and olive oil. Fit the lid; cook 10 min / 100°C / speed 1. Scrape down halfway, with the blades stopped.

  2. Cook the potatoes

    Bimby TM7

    Add potatoes and stock. Cook 20 min / 100°C / speed 1, until a potato cube crushes easily; extend by 3–5 minutes if necessary.

  3. Blend and finish

    Bimby TM7

    Switch the heating off. Fit the lid and lid cap correctly; blend 30 sec / speed 5, then, if the appliance permits, 30 sec / speed 8 for a smooth texture. Let the blades stop and the lid unlock before opening; take care with steam. Taste and add the listed salt gradually. Serve with the bread.

  4. Finish at the table

    Bowls

    Scatter chives over each bowl. Toast the bread if you like.

Kitchen notes

Makes four soup bowls; the bread turns this into a light meal. For larger appetites add a separate sandwich or another course. Do not multiply the batch in the Bimby bowl: stay below its 2.2 litre maximum and make separate batches. Keep lid vents clear and fit the lid cap correctly. Heat soups at no more than 100°C and speed 2; stop if they rise towards the lid. Blend only after cooking, with heating off, following the screen prompts. Stove alternative: soften the aromatics in a saucepan, simmer the remaining vegetables and stock until tender, then use a hand blender with its head submerged. Contains wheat in the bread; check stock allergens.

Original recipe development draft; not yet kitchen-tested. Timings and manual Bimby settings are starting points: check texture and doneness. These are not official Guided Cooking programmes.

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