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Cream of Leek, Potato & Carrot Soup is a healthy, family friendly soup packed full of nutrients.
As a mum I am always trying to make sure my family gets their 5-a-day of fruit and vegetables and hopefully more.
As adults we have no problem eating most fruits and vegetables (ok my husband’s not keen berries because of the seeds) but children can be a bit more picky and difficult to please.
There’s nothing I hate to see more than a pile of wasted vegetable on a plate! So that’s why I love soup, you can hide all manner of vegetables in it that if cut up on a plate your kids might just turn their noses up at.
The other night with a vegetable drawer heaving with leeks, potatoes and carrots I decided to make this Cream of Leek, Potato and Carrot Soup made not with cream but a little butter and some semi-skimmed milk.
Getting extra calcium in the soup in this way is also a good idea for children whose bones are growing as many (like my son) go off drinking milk when they get to a certain age.
We had this soup for dinner with lots of crusty wholemeal bread, cold meats and cheese.
Since this recipe makes 8 portions it is ideal for putting in a thermos the next day to take to work or just freeze the rest to have an easy meal another night!
I’ll be making this soup again soon as the whole family loved it.
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More family friendly healthy soup recipes:
- Kale Soup from Fab Food 4 All
- Vegetable & Barley Soup from A Glug of Oil
- Roast Tomato & Pepper Soup from Maison Cupcake
- Carrot & Cumin Soup from Cook Sister
- 15 Minute Tomato Soup with Basil Pine Nut Crumb from Amuse Your Bouche
- Spicy Carrot & Lentil Soup from Hungry, Healthy, HappyPumpkin Kale & Coconut Soup from How to Cook Good Food
I’m sure you’ll love this soup! Do tag @fabfood4all on social media if you make it or leave a comment below. I love hearing from you!
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Cream of Leek, Potato & Carrot Soup
Ingredients
- 2 Leeks large
- 450 g Potatoes
- 2 carrots large
- 2 Celery stalks
- 1 Onion large
- 2 Garlic cloves crushed
- 25 g Butter
- 1 tbsp Light Olive Oil
- Large pinch of dried mixed herbs
- 900 mls Chicken or vegetable stock
- 900 mls Semi-skimmed milk
- Freshly ground salt & pepper
Instructions
- Start by finely dicing the onion.
- Slice the leeks (using as much of the green part as possible) and rinse well in a colander to remove soil.
- Peel and roughly chop the potatoes and carrots.
- Wash and chop the celery.
- Heat the butter and oil in a large pan over a medium heat and add all the vegetables and garlic.
- Mix well and sweat the vegetables under a lid for about 15 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Add the mixed herbs, stock, salt and pepper.
- Bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Take off the heat, add the milk and blend to a smooth consistency.
- Bring back to a gentle simmer, adjust seasoning if necessary and serve with crusty bread.
Emily
Mmm, sounds delicious, healthy and frugal too.
Camilla
Thanks Emily:-)
Kate @ Veggie Desserts
Oooh, this sounds just heavenly! Love the carrot, too!
Camilla
Thanks Kate:-)
LEE HARDY
This could be a family favourite.
Bintu @ Recipes From A Pantry
Camilla, we have to think of a way for you to feed me over the internet.
Camilla
Well I’d want an exchange then Bintu, I could do one course and you coud do the other:-) Just need to invent that machine now:-)
Kevin Chambers-Paston
This looks wonderful. I often make leek and potato soup but I’ve never added carrot, will give it a go. Love the little carroty sunshine too!
Camilla
Thank you Kevin – I’m trying to think of other veg I can carve now LOL;-)
Emma Harris
I love Leek and Potato soup. I’m going to give this recipe a try ๐
Camilla
Fab:-)
Jen @ Blue Kitchen Bakes
Leek and potato is one of my favourite soups, had never thought to add carrot to it before, great way to boost the veg content.
Camilla
Thanks Jen:-)
Jan @GlugofOil
Mmm yum I could eat a bowl of that right now – just the thing for this cold weather!
Camilla
Thanks Jan – yes it’s perfect soup weather;-)
Jenna Knight
Do you think it would be possible to do this in a slow cooker?
Looks yummy
Jenna xx
Camilla
I don’t see why not although I have to admit I’ve never made soup in a slow cooker – I think you’d need a very big slow cooker though!
David Clarke
Witches Cauldron? ๐
Camilla
Funnily enough this was given to me by a brand to promote Halloween recipe so you’re not far wrong:-)
David Clarke
I would love have a go with this yummy recipe. I detest celery so much, wonder if it can taste at all? To be safe I think to cross celery stalks off the Ingredients. ๐
Camilla
You really don’t taste the celery:-) But feel free to cross it off:-)
David Clarke
Glad to know that so will start try with ONE stalk as it may give more interest flavour, texture, etc. Thanks ๐
Camilla
I don’t think anyone likes the taste of celery on it’s own but celery, onion and carrot are like the holy trinity and form the base (mirepoix) of many soups and dishes:-)