Potato Ham Soup

Answer 1

Ingredients

• 1 each onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon oil, olive
• 2 cup potatoes, chopped
• 1 cup leeks, white only, sliced
• 4 cup stock
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper, white
• 2 tablespoon chives, fresh, chopped
• 1/4 cup parsley, fresh, chopped

In a large pot, combine all the ingredients except the salt, pepper, chives & parsley. Cover the pot & bring to a boil. Lower heat & simmer for 30 minutes. Cool slightly, then puree. Season with salt & pepper & garnish with chives & parsley.

Answer 2

Ingredients

• 1 cup potatoes diced
• 1/4 cup onion diced
• 1/2 cup celery diced
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups water
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups milk
• 1 cup ham diced

Combine first six ingredients. Simmer until vegetables are tender. Combine flour and melted butter. Add butter, milk and diced ham to vegetables. Heat just to boiling. Let set a couple of hours to allow flavors to blend.

Answer 3

Ingredients

• 1 c Raw almonds or cashews
• 5 c Vegetable stock or bouillon
• 1 lb Red-skinned potatoes
• unpeeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 2 md Leeks; sliced
• (thoroughly washed) 1 c Finely chopped fresh parsley
• 1 ts Freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 ts Fine sea salt
• 1/4 ts Freshly ground black pepper

Blanch the almonds in boiling water for 30 seconds. Drain, and plunge almonds into cold water. Drain, and squeeze the almonds between your fingertips to remove the skins. Compost or discard the skins. Put the blanched almonds and 1 cup of the vegetable stock in a blender, and blend until smooth, about 1 minute. In a large pot, combine the potatoes, leeks, and the remaining 4 cups vegetable stock and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cover and boil until the potatoes are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Stir the blanched almond mixture, parsely, lemon juice, salt, and pepper into the soup. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring often, until thickened, about 2 minutes. Transfer the soup to a food processor and process, in batches if necessary, until smooth. Serve immediately.