Description
Irish Vegetable Soup is a simple and rustic soup consisting of potatoes, carrots, onions, leeks and broccoli cooked in broth and pureed until smooth. Serve topped with lots of freshly ground black pepper and snipped chives and alongside sliced Irish brown bread.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 large carrots, peel or unpeeled, roughly sliced
- 1 large leek, rinsed of sand and roughly sliced
- 2 medium yellow onions, roughly sliced
- kosher salt
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 medium to large red skin potatoes, cut into 6 large pieces
- 2 quarts unsalted vegetable broth
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- fresh chives, snipped
- freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
1. Melt butter and olive oil in a 5 to 6 quart dutch oven over medium heat.
2. Add in carrots, leek and onion with 1 teaspoon salt. Stir, cover and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Once softened, add in garlic. Stir and cook 2 minutes. To that, add potatoes and broth. Stir, cover and bring to a boil.
3. Once boiling, add in broccoli and reduce heat to low. Cover and cook 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
4. Work in batches, ladling vegetables and broth into a high powered blender. Remove the center plug from the lid and cover with a kitchen towel and puree until smooth. I poured the first batch into an 8-cup measuring cup and then pureed the second batch.
5. Alternatively, you could use a stick blender and directly puree the soup in the pot.
6. Pour soup back into the pot, taste and season with salt and pepper to taste.
7. Serve in bowls and garnish with extra black pepper and snipped chives.
Notes
If stored properly in an air-tight container or containers it will last 1 week in the refrigerator.
Yes! This soup can be portioned into freezer safe containers or re-sealable storage bags and stored in the freezer for up to 6 months. Simply reheat low and slowly.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 181
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 72mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.4g
- Trans Fat: 0.1g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 9mg