A Souper Daniel Fast Recipe

Today I have an awesome recipe to share with you.

Once again, I am referring to the Martha Fry blog.  I'll direct you to her recipe for potato soup.

This recipe is the foundation for mine - ok it's virtually the same...

except that I threw in a few goodies along the way.

You have to try this one.  It's fabulous! 

POTATO SOUP

In a soup pot, saute 1 medium onion {chopped} and 3 leeks {sliced} in 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp of olive oil.

 Once sauteed for a few minutes, put a lid on it and let this cook for 20 minutes.

 While the onions and leeks are cooking,

chop up 3 or 4 potatoes, a couple carrots, and a celery stalk.

{note: Martha Fry's recipe did not call for carrots or celery}

 When the 20 minutes is up, add the potatoes, carrots and celery into the pot along with the onions and leeks.

At this time, I took a garlic press and mashed 2 cloves of fresh garlic and added that to the mixture as well.

{note: Martha Fry's recipe did not call for garlic}

Stir together, cover, and let this cook for 15 minutes.

 After the 15 minutes is up, add 1 box of vegetable broth, 1 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.

Stir well and let this come to a boil.  Reduce heat and let simmer.

Martha's recipe says to let the soup simmer for 1-2 hours.  I let it simmer for about 1 1/2 hours.

 After the soup has simmered all that time, I grabbed my hand mixer and whipped up the soup.  You can make the consistency as smooth as you like.  My soup was smooth with some tiny chunks here and there.  It was a good texture.

{note: you could also let the soup cool down and put it in a blender or food processor}

 Serve and Enjoy!!

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