Potato Leek Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 medium potatoes
• 3 cups cleaned chopped leeks
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 large carrot, chopped
• 4 cups water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup milk
• fresh ground pepper
• thyme
• marjoram
• basil

Recipe

• 1 scrub the potatoes and cut them into 1 inch chunks.
• 2 place them in a soup pot or dutch oven with the leeks, celery, carrot, water and salt.
• 3 bring to a boil, cover, and cook until the potatoes are tender (about 20 minutes).
• 4 remove from heat, and let it cool until it's no longer too hot to puree.
• 5 puree the soup in a blender or food processor in batches.
• 6 return the puree to the pot.
• 7 stir in the milk.
• 8 add black pepper to taste and adjust salt if necessary.
• 9 serve hot or cold, possibly topped with a sprinkling of fresh hebs.