Snowy weather calls for hot soup

October 29, 3:33 PMFrugal Living ExaminerMarilyn Magee

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Photo by Marilyn Magee - Potato - Leek Soup

I love potato soup in the winter time.  It is delicious, creamy, tasty, hot, filling, flavorful, etc.  This is actually Potato-Leek Soup.

This recipe calls for:

• 4 leeks sliced
• 2 large red potatoes diced
• 1 medium onion diced
• 2 carrots diced
• 2 celery diced
• 1 box of organic vegetable broth
• 2 fresh garlic diced
• butter and olive oil
• organic gluten free flour
• 1 can coconut milk
• 1 quart of water
• Sea salt
• Parsley

Photo by Marilyn Magee - Soup with millet - carrot muffins

 Peel and dice your potatoes and put into a large pot with 1 quart of water and bring to a boil.  Let it boil for about 10 minutes and then add 1 box of organic vegetable broth then turn it down to simmer.

While your potatoes are simmering, wash and then cut the green tops and roots off of your leeks and discard them (or put into your compost pile).  Then slice the leeks lengthwise into strips and put them into your salad spinner with some cool water and 1/4 C.sea salt and let them soak while you dice up the rest of your food.

While your potatoes are simmering and your leeks are soaking, dice your carrots, celery, and onion.  Saute them in olive oil until the carrots are tender.  At this point rinse the leeks thoroughly then spin or pat dry and dice the garlic.  Add them to the veggies until leeks are soft and then dump the veggies into the pot. 

Heat 1/4 butter and 1/4 C.olive oil, or if you prefer to go dairy free just use coconut oil or olive oil only.  Add about 1/4 C. gluten free flour to the oil and butter to make a roux.  Add 1 can of coconut milk to the roux and stir quickly.  As it thickens add to the soup using a whisk, stir constantly until it is mixed into the soup and their are no lumps.

Add 2 Tbsp. parsley to the soup and season with sea salt to taste.  Sprinkle a dash of cayenne on top when served.  Serve with millet/carrot muffins.

This recipe can be made in about 1/2 hour but can be put into a crock pot on low to stay heated until ready to eat, great for wintery days, or work days.