Description
Potato Leek Soup with Roasted Garlic & Cheddar Cheese is creamy, gourmet and rich tasting. The potatoes thicken the soup naturally so there is no flour, roux or gluten and to make it vegetarian, simply swap in no-chicken broth. We love it topped with Greek yogurt and a sprinkle of scallions or chives for a hearty meal in a bowl. Serve for lunch or dinner with crusty bread.
Ingredients
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- 3 whole heads garlic
- 3 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 large leek, sliced and washed and drained
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 6 cups reduced sodium chicken broth or stock or vegetarian no-chicken broth
- 2 pounds thin-skinned waxy potatoes, such as Yukon gold, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
- 4–ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (1 cup)
- 6 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
- 2 scallions, sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F.
- Cut ends of garlic head off with a serrated knife exposing individual tips of garlic cloves. Place root-side down on a double layer of aluminum foil and drizzle 1 teaspoon oil over the exposed garlic clove ends. Wrap foil into a packet and transfer to the oven (seam side-up.) Roast garlic until soft, fragrant and starting to brown, about 1 hour. Remove from oven and open packet and allow garlic to cool.
- Meanwhile, heat the remaining 2 teaspoons oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add leek, thyme and salt and cook, stirring often until the leek is softened and starting to brown slightly, 3 to 5 minutes. Add wine, increase heat to high and boil until the wine is almost completely evaporated, 1 to 3 minutes. Add broth or stock and potatoes, cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low to maintain a gentle simmer, remove lid and continue simmering until the potatoes are very soft, 15 to 18 minutes.
- Squeeze the soft roasted garlic out of the papery skins into the soup. Puree in batches until desired consistency. USE CAUTION WHEN BLENDING HOT LIQUIDS! Stir in cheese.
- Serve topped with a dallop of Greek yogurt and scallions.
- Prep Time: 50 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Category: soup
- Method: oven/stove top
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 1/2 cups each
- Calories: 270
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 876 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 11 g