25-clove Garlic Soup

5.00 (3)
⏱ 55 mins 🍽 4 serving(s) 🏷 Kosher

This creamy kosher soup gets its deep, mellow flavour from a generous 25 cloves of garlic, simmered with leek and potatoes in a herbed vegetable broth. The mixture is blended until smooth and finished with creme fraiche for a velvety texture. It's a simple, comforting dish that takes just 55 minutes to prepare from start to finish.

25-clove Garlic Soup

Ingredients

  • 25 cloves garlic
  • 1 large leek
  • 8 potatoes
  • 6 cups vegetable broth
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon thyme
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup creme fraiche

Method

  1. Peel the garlic cloves.
  2. Chop the leek into large pieces.
  3. Peel the potatoes and cut them into chunks.
  4. Bring the vegetable broth to a boil with the tomato paste, cumin, thyme and salt.
  5. Place the garlic, leek and potato chunks into the boiling broth.
  6. Cover the pot and let it simmer for approximately 40 minutes.
  7. Puree the cooked soup using a blender or by hand with a stick blender.
  8. Stir in the creme fraiche and warm the soup through for 1 minute.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium721400 mg

Recipe details

CategoryKosher
AuthorChef Dudo