Adventures in Vichysoisse

[Mik]

Wow. I had some leeks and potatoes from my CSA that needed to be used up so, sez I, "Hey Mik..make potato leek soup!" .

So I looked up recipes. Wow! 1 cup of butter and a cup of cream? WTF? I won't survive the week.

So I found a recipe for vegetarian version and am making that. Allrecipes is a good site i am finding increasingly.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/236799/vegetarian-potato-leek-soup/?internalSource=hub recipe&referringContentType=Search&clickId=cardslot 5

I used unsalted chicken stock and butter instead. I can salt it a bit while serving. Salting potatoes before serving it just seems to absorb and neutralize all the seasoning. Might throw in a tablespoon or two of cream, but only a little.

[Mik]

HIGHLY recommending this recipe. No cream needed at all, just a little salt and cayenne. Delicious and silky.

[Aqua Letifer]

Tasty.

We've got an instantpot blender. It's freaking AMAZING for soup. I also make it for "energy drinks." (Basically the stuff we were going to throw out anyway + a shitload of apples + whatever else.) Makes everything velvety smooth.