I am not sure what is different about this past week, but I have craved citrus and soups. OH YA, I forgot, I was sick. Well meds are circulating through my system and I am beginning to turn the corner on my return to health.
So today, I had all the ingredients to make a Potato Leek Soup, with a field green & spinach salad, and whole grain cheesy garlic basil French bread.

Whole Grain Cheesy Garlic Basil French Bread
|
Potato Leek Soup
|
- Bakery Whole Grain French Bread
|
- 1 small to med. cooking onion chopped
|
|
- 3 large leeks, thinly slice only the white part
|
|
- Saute’ the onion/leek mixture in 3 TBSP of butter until softened
|
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- fresh Shredded Parmesan
|
- Prepare a cooking pot with 4 cups of chicken stock (I buy mine, low sodium and no msg.)
|
- Brush 4 slices of bread on both sides with oil oil
|
- In a food processor or by hand, thinly slice 6 peeled potatoes and add to chicken stock mixture
|
- Sprinkle garlic, basil, and parmesan on one side and broil until lightly toasted
|
- Add the leek/ onion mixture to the stock & simmer (approx. 15-20 min)
|
- Repeat on other side
- Finally stack and slice into quarter strips
- We eat the bread along with the salad and tossed some into soup as croutons.
|
- Add 2 cups of half and half or could downsize fat and use 2%milk ..skim milk would be extremely thin
|
 |
- Once all is softened, I blend with a hand mixture to puree the vegetables (I like to leave mine a little chunky)
- Allow to simmer on low heat until fully heated, being careful not to burn
- Add 1-2 TBSP chives just before serving
- Serves 6
|
Field Greens & Spinach Salad
|
|
- In a large bowl mix 3 cups each of
Fresh Organic Mixed Field Greens & Spinach
|
|
- Add into greens, 2 tomatoes, cut in half then quartered
|
|
- Add 4 lg. fresh white mushrooms,sliced
|
|
- Toss with Balsamic Vinaigrette
|
|
- Plate up then
- Top each bowl with a TBSP. of blue cheese crumbles and toasted sliced almonds
|
|
|
|
From stove to table for soup and preparation of salad and bread was about 1 1/2 hrs
(emailing to yourself under “print friendly” seems to save the formatting)