Pea-Leek Soup

Since it's still officially winter I thought I could add another soup recipe here! :D Today it's a pea and leek soup! I got inspired looking at some soup recipes and adapted to how I make soup myself. 

So here we go!

Ingredients: (for 4-6 servings)

• 4 leeks
• 10 spring onions (less or more is fine too)
• 4 cups of frozen green peas
• 4 cups of water 
• Chicken broth/bouillon (one cube or 3-4 spoons if in powder)
• 4 cups of milk
• Salt and pepper

Preparation:

1. Cut the leeks and spring onion into small to medium pieces 
2. In a pot, add the leeks and spring onion with 2 cups of water and cook on high heat (You can also use some vegetable oil to cook them but to make it extra healthy, we will just poach them in water :))
3. When the vegetables start getting cooked, add the remaining 2 cups of water. 
4. Cut the bouillon cube into small pieces and add it to the pot and mix well. 
5. Add 2 cups of milk and add the frozen peas. Let it cook a bit.
6. At this point you can add some salt and pepper to taste. 
7. Use the hand blender to create the soup. Make sure it becomes all liquid-y (this can take some time especially if you are a perfectionist. But don't worry not more than 8 minutes :P)
8. Add the remaining of the milk (you can also keep it this way, depends how thick you want it to be). And then it's done! :D

I really like this recipe, it's very tasty! And it's so easy to make (soup in general are really simple as long as you have to hand blender ;))As usual, have a nice salad on the side with some chicken, turkey or ham and you will have a healthy meal!

Vichyssoise Soup

Finally, a soup post for cold days! I personally love soup since it makes you feel so warm inside and it's sooo comforting somehow :3 Anyways, today I will be writing on vichyssoise soup, basically a leak-potato soup!To be honest, I'm not really sure where this soup is from but what I know is that I found this recipe from a Japanese cook book my parents have. So here it is, in English :P

Vichyssoise soup in traditional Breton bowl

Ingredients (4 nomsters):

• 2-4 leaks (depending on the size of the leaks)
• 1/2 or 1 onion (depending on the size)
• 4 small potatoes or 2 big ones
• Chicken broth (1 cube or 3 teaspoons) in 2 cups of water
•  4 cups of milk
• Salt/pepper
• Nutmeg (optional)
• 1 cup liquid cream

Preparation:

1. Cut the leaks into small pieces and the onion into stripes. If the potatoes are small you just have to peel them and throw them in the pan. If you have big potatoes just cut them into medium pieces. 
2. In a pot, heat a little bit of oil. Add the leak and onion. When they are starting to be cooked, add the potatoes with the chicken broth. Add salt and pepper and let it slowly cook.
3. When the potatoes are cooked (I usually poke them with a knife) add half of the milk and use the mixer. Make sure to get all the potatoes! 
4. When your soup looks like a soup, add the rest of the milk. 
5. At this point you can also add the liquid cream but I always skip this step to make the recipe healthier. And even without it, it's just as nice :)
6. You can add some nutmeg on top but this step is optional.

Usually, this soup is eaten cold but having it hot on cold winter days is also very nice :D This soup is very tasty and healthy and a perfect dinner would be the soup and a salad. It's very light and refreshing for maybe the day after a heavy meal?