Leek and Spinach Soups Recipe

 


photographs of all my recipes




New Recipes
|  Side Dishes |  Sorbet |  3 Course Menus |   Weekend Guest Menus |   Wine Tasting |  Planning A Dinner Party  | Breakfast Menus 
Lunch Ideas




Soup Recipe: Leek and Spinach Soup Recipe




simple idea.....   ideal for an elegant dinner party entree course

use a ring mold to keep green and white colors separate in the bowl

you can use this same idea with most any different color combinations you might desire to make,
the possibilities are endless...     be creative and see what you come up with...


Be sure to see all my Gourmet Soup with photographs

Leek and Spinach Soups
created and photographed by www.finedinings.com


Serves 6 to 8 

2/3 cups leeks, white portion only, thinly sliced
1 small onion, sliced
2 tablespoons butter
2-1/2 cups potatoes, peeled and sliced
2 cups chicken broth
Kosher salt to taste
6 ounces fresh spinach
1 cup heavy cream, divided
1-1/2 cups milk
small ring mold (I use an 8 ounce empty tomato sauce can, cleaned, both ends removed)
fresh long chives for garnish

In a saucepan sauté leeks and onion in butter until tender but not brown; add potatoes, broth and salt to taste; bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 35 minutes.  Remove from heat and add 1/2 cup heavy cream and the milk, puree in a food processor and return to saucepan; set aside.

Blanch spinach 1 minute in boiling water; immediately plunge into ice water; drain and squeeze out excess water; puree in food processor with 1 cup of leek soup and 1/2 cup cream; add salt and pepper according to taste. Pour into a separate small saucepan.
Both soups can be refrigerated at this point and reheated before serving.

Place a ring mold in the center of a flat bottomed bowl, fill with green soup then pour the white mixture around the outside.  Insert long chives in a cooked small diced potato so that they stand up; place in the center, remove the ring and serve.  

Wine recommendation: Chardonnay






Resources    Restaurant Reviews   About the Author     Contact Me

Photograph and Recipe by Peggy Bucholz, Fine Dining Gourmet Recipes
All Rights Reserved
established 2001
www.finedinings.com