leek soup
Welsh onion potage
A soup made with leeks as the primary flavoring ingredient, often combined with potatoes and cream.
Leek soup ranges from rustic chunky versions to refined purées like vichyssoise: She made a warming leek soup for dinner.
The mild onion flavor of leeks gives the soup a subtle sweetness.
- potatoEdible underground tuber
- creamySmooth and rich
- silky smoothSoft and lustrous
- vichyssoiseCold puréed leek-potato soup
- onionPungent layered bulb
spring onion · broth · simmer · bowl · warm · comfort · comfort food · Welsh · green · white · allium · chives · garlic · pureed · immersion blender · crusty bread · ladle · stock
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soup type/flavor profile
leek soupFrench onion soup
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culinary simplicity/refinement
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