Leek velouté with tasty croutons

Name: Leek velouté with tasty croutons
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Leeks (to clean) 6 ½ cups; Yellow potatoes 0.9 lb; Water approximately 8 ½ cups; Extra virgin olive oil to taste; Fine salt to taste; Bread 4.6 oz; Rosemary to taste; Sweet Paprika to taste; Sage to taste; Fine salt to taste; Natural plain yogurt 0.4 cup; Sweet Paprika to taste; Extra virgin olive oil to taste; Fine salt to taste

Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Serving: 4 persone
Cost: Low

PRESENTATION

Autumn calls for the first soups and creamy dishes that warm the table and atmosphere... and among the tastiest comfort foods of the season is leek velouté with flavorful croutons! A recipe made with genuine ingredients, simple to make, and slowly cooked to blend the flavors and soften the vegetables. The leek cream, obtained by combining leeks and yellow-fleshed potatoes, is accompanied by delicious oven-toasted bread cubes that transform into crispy croutons, flavored with a spice mix. The leek velouté with tasty croutons is a refined first course, perhaps paired with a soft-flavored red wine.

Try these delicious variants as well:

Leek and potato cream with salmon skewer
Artichoke and leek velouté
Leek and chestnut cream
Leek soup
Potage Parmentier

INGREDIENTS

Leeks 6 ½ cups (600 g) - (to clean)

Yellow potatoes 0.9 lb (400 g)

Water 8 ½ cups (1.5 l) - approximately

Extra virgin olive oil to taste

Fine salt to taste

For the croutons: Bread 4.6 oz (130 g); Rosemary to taste; Sweet Paprika to taste; Sage to taste; Fine salt to taste

For serving: Natural plain yogurt 0.4 cup (100 g); Sweet Paprika to taste; Extra virgin olive oil to taste; Fine salt to taste

Preparation

How to prepare Leek velouté with tasty croutons

To prepare the leek velouté, start by cleaning the leeks and slicing the hearts into thin rounds 1; set aside the green part which you will use for plating. Place the leek in a pot with a drizzle of oil 2 and immediately add a bit of salt to encourage the release of liquids 3. Stir occasionally and let it cook.

In the meantime, focus on the potatoes: peel them 4 and cut them into 1/2 inch cubes 5, then add them to the leeks in the pot 6.

Mix well and let them flavor for a couple of minutes 7, then cover with water 8 and let cook on medium-low heat for about 25 minutes. Meanwhile, cut the bread into 1/2 inch cubes 9.

Place the bread cubes on a baking sheet, then season them with oil 10, chopped rosemary and sage 11, and sweet paprika 12.

Massage well with your hands to season evenly 13 and bake the croutons in a static oven at 392°F for 10 minutes 14. Meanwhile, season the green part of the leek that you set aside with oil and salt 15 and mix.

At this point, the potatoes and leeks will be cooked 16, blend them with an immersion blender for at least a minute to achieve a silky consistency, adding a little water if necessary 17. Lastly, adjust the salt. Plate by garnishing the surface with a drizzle of yogurt 18.

Complete the dishes with a sprinkle of paprika 19, the green leeks, a drizzle of oil, and the bread cubes 20. Your leek velouté with tasty croutons is ready to be served 21!

Storage

The leek velouté without croutons can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container for 2 days.

It can be frozen, but it is advisable to blend it again with the immersion blender to improve the texture once heated.

The croutons can be stored for several days in a paper bag, but they might lose crispness; it is recommended to briefly reheat them in the oven before consumption.

Advice

For a richer version, you can add 5.3 oz of fresh cream at the final cooking stage before blending.

If you prefer, you can add vegetable broth instead of water to cook the soup.

For the flavorful croutons, you can also use other aromatic herbs to taste such as thyme, oregano, or dill.

Don't miss out on these delicious winter veloutés: Savoy cabbage and potato velouté, Cauliflower velouté, Zucchini velouté, Zucchini and potato velouté!

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