Fake Vichyssoise (or Cream Of Leek And Potato Soup - No Cream)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb potato, peeled and chopped into 2 inch chunks
• 1 lb leek, trimmed and all the part and some of the green sliced into 2 inch slices
• 1 medium onion, chunked
• 2 ounces butter
• 1/2 pint water
• 3/4 pint vegetable stock (cube will do) or 3/4 pint chicken stock (cube will do)
• salt and pepper
• 1 bunch fresh chives or 1 bunch dried chives, would do, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 put potatoes, leeks, onion, butter and the half-pint of water in a large microwaveable bowl.
• 2 cover and microwave on high for 20 minutes.
• 3 have the hot stock ready and add to the cooked vegetables.
• 4 cook for a further 5 minutes, then add salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 blend till smooth in blender.
• 6 enjoy.
• 7 this recipe is a real work-horse; you can ring the changes using other vegetables, like celery, carrot, etc.
• 8 just use them instead of the leeks and you'll have'cream of celery','cream of carrot'whatever.
• 9 you can make it part-chunky or smooth in the blender.