Credit: Paulina Kovaleva
CREAM of RIDICULOUSLY HEALTHY SOUP with BRIE CROUTONS
A warm and healthy soup during the cold, winter months is one of our favorite meals to make together. Especially when they are accompanied by a loaf of fresh, crusty bread, hot out of the oven. (This recipe is just as comforting and delicious in the warmer months too, though)
To balance out the caloric heaviness of this time of year, Darren and I thought this would be perfect as most of these ingredients can be found in our harvested collection of veggies from the garden. Canning or freezing your summer and fall harvests is a fantastic way of being able to continue enjoying the fruits of your labor even when the plants and trees outside are fast asleep. The following is a great recipe to try using your harvested vegetables!
Total Prep Time: 45 minutes
Servings in Recipe: 6
Serving Size: 8 oz bowl
CREAM of RIDICULOUSLY HEALTHY SOUP with BRIE CROUTONS
INGREDIENTS
soup
- 3 tbsp butter
- 2 leeks, chopped
- 3 cups vegetable or chicken broth
- 2 large carrots, chopped
- 1 tsp of nutmeg
- 4 large red potatoes, peeled and diced (about 3 cups)
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 1 pkg (300 g) fresh spinach
- 2 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
- Salt and pepper to taste
brie croutons
- 1 fresh baguette
- 2 oz (60 g) canadian brie
- Butter or margarine
Credit: Polina Tankilevitch
DIRECTIONS
soup
- In a large pot, melt butter over low heat
- Once butter has melted, add leeks, celery, carrots and nutmeg. Cover pot and allow to cook down, stirring occasionally
- Add potatoes and broth. Stir to combine then re-cover
- Raise heat to medium-high and bring to a gentle boil. Let roll for about 3 minutes
- Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes or until potatoes are soft
- Add spinach to pot band allow to wilt. Stir to combine
- Transfer veggie mixture to blender, in small batches at a time, and puree until smooth. If need be, add a small amount of water to blender (no more than 1/4 cup) to aid in puree process. Once each batch is pureed, transfer to a large bowl
- When entire vegetable mixture is pureed, pour all back into large pot
- Add whipping cream and stir to combine. Leave pot on medium-low heat until it begins to steam
- Salt and pepper to taste
brie croutons
- 1 fresh baguette
- 2 oz (60 g) canadian brie
- Butter or margarine
Credit: Polina Tankilevitch
brie croutons
- Set oven to broil
- Cut 2-3 slices of baguette for each serving
- Apply a thin layer of butter or margarine to each slice
- Place buttered slices on a cookie sheet and place sheet on bottom rack of oven until just brown
- Remove from oven and let rest while the brie is prepared
- Slice brie with a sharp knife into 1/4 inches thick pieces. Cut each long slice of brie in half and place both halves on each slice of baguette
- Place the cookie sheet back under the broiler on the bottom rack for 1 minute
- Once cheese is melted, remove tray from the oven.
- Ladle soup into bowls and top each bowl with 2 or 3 croutons.
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