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This simple healthy recipe for Potato Leek Soup is deceiving flavorful. A nourishing, soul-satisfying meal in under 30 minutes, made with simple ingredients. Vegan adaptable. With a video!
This simple healthy recipe for Potato Leek Soup is deceiving flavorful. A nourishing, soul-satisfying meal in under 30 minutes, made with simple ingredients. Vegan adaptable. With a video!
This Potato Leek Soup is cozy and warming, perfect for cooler fall weather.  Fall has officially arrived and leeks and potatoes are showing up in full force at the farmer’s markets.  
A quick, nourishing meal with simple ingredients that comes together in about 30 minutes!

What I love about this Soup

I love the use of sour cream in this recipe, which gives it a delightful tanginess and richness. You can also use yogurt with a similar effect. While the soup simmers, whip up the flavorful Leek oil made the green leek tops.  Drizzle this over the soup for a boost of leek flavor!

 Potato Leek Soup Recipe | 45-sec video

To be honest, in the past I have tended to shy away from Potato Leek Soup because of the many occasions when ordered, it arrived bland and lifeless.
This version, I assure you, is not. It’s rich and flavorful, all the while staying light and healthy. 
BEST EVER Potato Soup!- Light and healthy, this version is simple & easy recipe with great flavor! #potatosoup #potatsouprecipe

Ingredients in Potato Leek Soup

  • Leeks
  • Olive oil (or butter or ghee)
  • Garlic
  • Fresh thyme (or sub dry thyme)
  • Potatoes-  yukon gold potatoes, russets, or any thin-skinned potatoes- red, fingerling.
  •  veggie broth or chicken stock
  •  salt and pepper
  •  Sour cream, or sub-heavy cream. See notes for vegan version.
  • Fresh chives (or scallions) for garnish

How to make Potato Leek Soup

Step One: Slice the leeks into ¼-inch slices using the white, yellow and pale green parts. Rinse under running water to remove any dirt. You’ll need about 4-5 cups.
TIP: If feeling even just a little ambitious, save the dark green tops and make the flavorful Leek Oil ! You can do this at the same time the soup is simmering.  Use this Leek oil to drizzle over the soup and many other things.
Never let those leek tops go to waste again, make this Leek oil! Drizzle over soups, stews, bread, or roasted veggies. #leekoil
Step 2: Saute the leeks and garlic over medium-low heat until leeks are tender, about 8-10 minutes.
sautéing leeks for potato leek soup
Step 3: Add the thyme, broth and sliced potatoes, cover, and simmer gently until tender ( about 15 minutes)
add potatoes, thyme, broth, and simmer
Step 4:  Blend the soup until just creamy.  Over blending may create a “gummy” texture- so just blend until mostly smooth.
blending the potato leek soup
Step 5:  Whisk in sour cream or heavy cream. ( See notes for vegan version).
whisk in sour cream or heavy cream
Taste and adjust salt and pepper.
Serve!
This simple healthy recipe for Potato Leek Soup is deceiving flavorful. A nourishing, soul-satisfying meal in under 30 minutes, made with simple ingredients. Vegan adaptable. With a video!
Serve in bowls with chives, or a swirl of leek oil  and crusty bread.
Or make this Leek Bread! 
This simple healthy recipe for Potato Leek Soup is deceiving flavorful. A nourishing, soul-satisfying meal in under 30 minutes, made with simple ingredients. Vegan adaptable. With a video!
Refrigerate any leftovers for up to 4 days.
Freeze Potato Leek Soup without the sour cream for up to 6 months.
Hope you enjoy this simple Potato Leek Soup as much as we do!
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This simple healthy recipe for Potato Leek Soup is deceiving flavorful. A nourishing, soul-satisfying meal in under 30 minutes, made with simple ingredients. Vegan adaptable. With a video!

Potato Leek Soup

★★★★★ 5 from 31 reviews
  • Author: Sylvia Fountaine | Feasting at Home Blog
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 30 mins
  • Yield: 8 cups 1x
  • Category: Soup, stew, vegetarain
  • Method: stovetop
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegetarian
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This delicious healthy recipe for Potato Leek Soup is deceiving flavorful! A nourishing, soul-satisfying meal made with the humblest of ingredients. Serve with optional Leek oil and Crusty Bread.

Ingredients

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  • 3–4 large leeks, (4–5 cups sliced)
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil (or sub butter or ghee)
  • 4 cloves garlic, rough chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme (or 1 tsp dry thyme)
  • 1 1/2 pounds yukon gold potatoes, thinly sliced. Or sub any thin-skinned potatoes- red, fingerling, or use russets, peeled.
  • 4 cups veggie broth or chicken stock
  • 1 teaspoons salt, more to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper
  • 1/2 cup sour cream (or heavy cream) see notes for vegan.
  • 2 tablespoons fresh chives (or scallions) for garnish

Optional – Leek oil for drizzling! (Make this with the green tops of leeks while the soup simmers.)

Instructions

  1. Slice leeks into ¼-inch thick slices. Rinse under running water to remove dirt and sediment. Drain. ( The water will help soften the leeks as well.)
  2. Heat oil in a heavy-bottom pot or dutch oven, over medium-low heat. Add rinsed leeks and garlic and thyme, sauté until tender, golden and fragrant, 8-10 minutes.
  3. Add potatoes, stock, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover, turn heat to low and simmer, covered,  for 15-20 minutes, until potatoes are fork-tender.
  4. Make the optional leek oil.
  5. Blend the soup. When the potatoes are very tender, use an immersion blender and blend the soup until relatively smooth. TIP: Over blending may cause the soup to have a gummy texture.  Alternatively, blend in batches in a regular blender (remember, you don’t want to fill up a blender with hot liquid, or you will have a soup explosion- so blend in small batches, less than half full,  holding the lid down firmly covered with a kitchen towel. ) 
  6. Return the blended soup to the pot, and whisk in the sour cream. Taste and adjust salt and pepper. Gently warm over low heat.
  7. To serve, divide among bowls, drizzle with the leek oil, sprinkle with fresh chives or scallions.

Notes

To make this vegan, you can altogether leave out the dairy- it is quite creamy on its own. Or use vegan sour cream or vegan cream. Alternatively, you could add a 1/4-1/2  cup raw cashews to the simmering potatoes and leeks, and let them get soft. Blend the soup. Place back in the pot. Add a couple of drops of vinegar or lemon juice (1/4 teaspoon) and stir in a teaspoon or two of nutritional yeast to taste if you like. Adjust salt and pepper.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 ⅓ cup ( without leek oil)
  • Calories: 198
  • Sugar: 5.2 g
  • Sodium: 784.5 mg
  • Fat: 11 g
  • Saturated Fat: 3 g
  • Carbohydrates: 24.1 g
  • Fiber: 3.1 g
  • Protein: 2.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 11.3 mg

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  2. Very delicious. My whole family loved it. The sour cream portion struck my palate as “too sour”, and I craved to pair it with something earthy (like the taste of a potato skin) to balance it out. Any recommendations?

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    1. Oh interesting. Maybe just use a little heavy cream next time. I like the tang, but maybe not for everyone.

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  4. Perfect soup for a chilly night. Easy quick recipe and so delicious! Thank you!
    Quick question- can leftovers be frozen?
    Thank you!

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  5. Another delicious “keeper” recipe for the family! Surprisingly, my mom even enjoyed it-she’s finicky when it comes to cooking with fresh herbs and veggies, so I topped off her portion with cheddar cheese and bacon bits and she commented that it was definitely a recipe I should make again. The Potato Leek soup was rich and perfect for a winter day. Next time I make it I would like to try it with chermoula sauce. Thank you for another great recipe, Sylvia!

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  6. The cashews made all the difference. Topped with hemp seeds and enjoyed with Wasa. This is a wonderful soup.

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  8. I made this yesterday and served to guests and it was loved by all. I suggest making a double batch because everyone wanted seconds.

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      1. So good and customizable. I added a little leftover breakfast bacon (crumbled) as a garnish. Gonna try in the slow cooker, I’m sure it will become a staple recipe – fam loves it. Your recipes are great, I have made several.

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  9. What could be better than visiting our local Farmer’s Market on the last weekend before winter shut down and creating this luscious soup with local organic ingredients! And all before noon. The Leek Oil adds such depth of flavour. Delicious!

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  11. Absolutely delicious! Easy to make and tastes more complex than the simple ingredients might suggest. Don’t skip the leek oil, it’s a winner. A perfect soup for a cold and rainy fall evening.

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Chef and author of the whole-foods recipe blog, Feasting at Home, Sylvia Fountaine is a former restaurant owner and caterer turned full-time food blogger. She currently lives in the Pacific Northwest and shares seasonal, healthy recipes along with tips and tricks from her home kitchen.

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