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Cream of Leek, Potato & Carrot Soup

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Cream of Leek, Potato & Carrot Soup is a healthy, family friendly soup packed full of nutrients.

Cream of Leek, Potato and Carrot Soup, family friendly, healthy, nutritious, 5-a-day

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!

Cream of Leek, Potato and Carrot Soup, family friendly, healthy, nutritious, 5-a-day

I’ll be making this soup again soon as the whole family loved it.

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Cream of Leek, Potato and Carrot Soup, family friendly, healthy, nutritious, 5-a-day

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Cream of Leek, Potato & Carrot Soup

Cream of Leek, Potato & Carrot Soup is a healthy, family friendly soup packed full of nutrients.
Course Light Lunch, Starter
Cuisine British
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 8
Author Camilla Hawkins

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.

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  2. Sharon

    Lovely recipe, looks super duper tasty & bravo for presentation.
    Soup can look so plain normally but this is Top Class.
    Thank you for sharing your recipe 🙂

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  12. Lynn Fancy

    I am feeling really chilly today – its not that cold but it is damp and just grey & horrid! This is just the thing to warm my cockles so I am going to have a go at making this tonight, sounds just delicious!

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  15. Tracy Nixon

    This sounds delicious! I have made a few pans of homemade soup recently – warming for this extra cold spell!

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  25. 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!

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  27. 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.

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  30. 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. 😛

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      • David Clarke

        Also great way to use rolls, garlic bread or naan etc as they usually seem so perfect with soup in many ways, as.soup can be re-fresh or re-introduce to my taste buds and remind me simple dishes can be great as complex dishes.

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  34. Jeanne Horak-Druiff

    Mmmm, I love creamy leek & potato soup – and even more so with the addition of carrots! Soup must be the easiest way to get kids to eat stuff that’s good for them (and it’s also my favourite way of clearing out a vegetable drawer!)

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  35. Laura@howtocookgoodfood

    This is definitely a soup that my kids would love too. Anything that includes non scary veggies they will eat, especially with added milk or cream which gives a lovely smoothness to a soup. And I like that it uses ingredients we all have lying in our fridge. Thanks for linking to my soup too 🙂

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  36. Michelle @ Greedy Gourmet

    Ah, I agree that most mothers try to get their kids to eat their 5 a day. It’s tricky though! Soup really is a blessing. I actually got my kids to eat cauliflower the other day in the form of soup. What a pretty carrot flower. How long did it take you to cut it?!

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    • Camilla

      My kids are pretty good now and eat most veg – funnily enough it’s mashed potato that my son has never really liked! The flower probably took a couple of minutes to make, just make quick triangular cuts all the way round and then just go back round and shape into petal by carving a bit extra off:-)

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