Vichyssoise With Green Garlic Recipes

VICHYSSOISE WITH GREEN GARLIC

Steps:

• Wash leeks or peel onions. Slice or chop.
• Combine the water or stock, potatoes, leeks or onions, garlic, salt and pepper in a saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil. Lower the heat so the mixture simmers steadily. Cook until the potatoes are tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Cool or chill. Then season to taste.
• Puree in a blender, in batches if necessary, and chill completely. Stir in the cream or half-and-half. Taste, adjust seasoning and serve, garnished with parsley or chervil.

CLASSIC VICHYSSOISE

Steps:

• In a large stock pot melt butter over low heat. Add leeks and onion, cover, and cook for 10 minutes.
• Add potatoes and season with salt and pepper. Add thyme, marjoram, bay leaf and stir well. Cover pot and continue to cook for 12 minutes.
• Add chicken stock and bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook, partially covered for 30 minutes.
• Puree soup in blender or food processor and cool.
• Prior to serving add cream. If you are serving this soup warm you need to reheat the soup slowly so that the cream does not change consistency.

GREEN PEA VICHYSSOISE

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add leeks; sauté 3 minutes. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute. Add potatoes and 4 1/2 cups broth; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until potatoes are very tender, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Add peas; cover and continue cooking until just tender, about 5 minutes. Working in batches, puree soup in blender. Transfer to bowl. Cool slightly. Chill uncovered until cold, then cover and chill. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled.)
• Mix 1 cup cream into soup. Thin soup with more broth, if desired. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls. Drizzle with additional cream and garnish with chives.

VICHYSSOISE

Steps:

• Put the leeks, potatoes, celery and onions in a pot. Add mineral water to cover and season with salt and pepper. Cover, bring to a boil and simmer until very tender. Puree and strain into a glass bowl. Thin with the cream, and with more liquid if needed. Let cool, then chill.
• Before serving, thin the soup to the desired consistency with more water or milk. (You can also use chicken stock, but if you're trying to be vegetarian, then obviously don't.) Check the seasonings. Serve sprinkled with chives.