Potato Leek Soup: Vegan


This soup is ridiculously good. And simple.

6 tennis ball sized white potatoes (or any equivalent in size and color), washed but not peeled, and diced
2 large leeks, both white and most of the green parts
1/2 yellow onion
2 cloves garlic
2 Tablespoons olive oil
3 Tablespoons white wine, if you have some
1/2 tsp thyme (fresh would be better)
1/2 tsp rosemary (fresh would be better)
4 cups vegan bouillon (that’s 4 cups of hot water with 2 cubes dissolved in it)
2 cups water
1 tsp salt, or to taste
fresh black pepper to taste
1 cup plain soy milk (make sure it is truly plain!)

Rinse the leeks and slice them thinly. Dice the potatoes. Heat the oil in your large stockpot, saute the leeks for a few minutes. Add the wine if you have it. Saute the potatoes (take care they don’t stick) and onion and garlic.
Add the bouillon, water, salt and herbs. Simmer until the potatoes are very soft, about 20 minutes. Add the pepper.
Use your stick blender to blend it, or a countertop blender.
Stir in the soy milk.
Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
Yum!!!

  • http://boquavv.blogspot.com Brayden

    Sounds delicious.

  • Ignacio

    Can’t wait to try it!

  • http://sovaysovay@etsy.com andrea ros

    try it with tarragon instead of thyme…(my daughter did by accident…my herbs aren’t always labeled :) ~wow! I’m making this again for Thanksgiving.

  • Ignacio

    Did this last night, it was AWESOME.

  • Bracken

    Yep, this is a winner. Easy to make and tasty. I didn’t have a stick blender on-hand and didn’t feel like going to a countertop blender with it, so I just used a masher to break it down some. I enjoyed the chunkiness (though I plan to try it blended when I can). Thanks!

  • Cameron Lloyd

    I am seriously considering veganism, and I was wondering what type of stores carry vegan altenatives, like vegan bouillon? Im from Ogden, Utah, so also if you know any good ones around let me know!

  • Anonymous

    do you go to Salt Lake? there are some great Whole Foods stores there. most big grocery stores (Smiths or City Market) will have a natural foods section with lots of great choices, and definitely vegan bouillon.

  • Cameron Lloyd

    Yeah! I’m actually going there tomorrow, so I will have to check that out! Thanks for the advice!

  • http://climbrunliftmom.blogspot.com/ Haley @ Climb Run Lift Mom

    Just made this tonite. Amazing. My kiddos loved it too :)

  • http://www.highinfatuation.com steph davis

    i’m glad you liked it :)

  • Alissa Totura

    The Sunflower Markets in Salt Lake City are pretty great, too. The Cakewalk Vegan Bakery and Grocery (in SLC) carry some pretty hard to find soy cheeses that are pretty good substitutes in lots of recipes!

  • Vickisteele

    So delicious! I just made it, so easy too. I used plain unsweetened almond milk instead of soy. Next time I may try leaving some of the cubed potatoes out of the blender to make it more like (un)loaded baked potato soup.

  • http://www.highinfatuation.com steph davis

    yum, that is a great idea! I made this last night, but substituted roasted red peppers (two of them, roasted in my toaster oven) for the leeks (because I didn’t have any leeks), and it was great :)

  • Slmccallion

    I only had 1 leek so instead of halving the recipe i added 1 cup of mushrooms instead. I didn’t have thyme either so i replaced it with a mixed herb. I also didn’t read the recipe properly and boiled the potatoes – then i just drained them and fried the for a bit before adding the boullion etc. Also (last one) I didn’t have white wine so I just put in 1 tablespoon of the white wine vinegar I had for a bit of flavour. Yumm!

  • http://www.highinfatuation.com steph davis

    You cook like me :) sounds like it turned out great!

  • http://www.vanessaboer.com/ Vanessa

    Thanks for this great recipe, Steph! My husband and I made it for dinner tonight and it was delicious. A perfect meal for a rainy day in Portland. 

  • http://www.highinfatuation.com steph davis

    I’m glad! High compliments coming from Portland (my new favorite place to eat) :)

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