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Friday, January 20, 2012

Creamy Leek & Butternut Squash Soup

Do you trash the green part of the leeks??, if so this soup is definitely for you..I never trash anything that much easily,i'll also find some other way to finish anything best out of those waste..Here comes a super delicious,flavourful soup i prepared using the green part of the leeks which most of the people trash them as they always use the white part of the leeks..I tried making this creamy soup along with butternut squash chunks and few carrot chunks just to feed easily my teddies, for my surprise those green part of the leeks works out wonder in soup along with carrot and butternut squash chunks..Needless to say that this soup is definitely filling,super satisfying and also comforting..Serve it with a simple sandwich or with grilled meats,am sure you guys will have a delicious dinner..Sending to my own event Healthy Diet-Warm Soups FFNFF guest hosted by Priya Sreeram,event by Priya..


2cups Leeks (green parts only)
1cup Butternut squash (cubed)
1/2cup Carrots (chopped)
1no Onion (large& chopped)
2cups Vegetable stock
Water
1cup Milk
2tbsp Cornflour
Pepper powder
Salt
Olive oil

Heat enough olive oil, saute the chopped onions until they turns transculent, add immediately the cubed butternut squash,chopped carrots and chopped leeks,salt and cook for few minutes, add now the vegetable stock,water with pepper powder and bring to boil..meanwhile make a thick paste with cornflour and water and keep aside..


Cook in simmer until the veggies get well cooked,add the milk and the cornflour paste,mix well,bring to boil and put off the stove ..serve warm with toasted breads..

37 comments:

  1. looks colourful and delicious.. very healthy too...

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  2. I am not aware of both these veggies... Good to know :)

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  3. wow lovely soup...nice soups arnd here

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  4. Looks very healthy and lovely colors, can't wait to have some..

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  5. Looks delicious and hearty, please do link it up to lets cook with left overs event @ simply.food

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  6. soup looks so yummy n colourful..nice recipe Priya..

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  7. Flavorful n healthy combo Soup Dear.Yumm!.Will try it soon.

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  8. yummy and filling soup,great recipe...looks so colorful n inviting!

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  9. So colorful and pretty. Timely recipe Priya !

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  10. this looks wonderful deliciously done

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  11. Very interesting and colourful soup!

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  12. Very interesting and colourful soup!

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  13. Very healthy n delicious..me yet to find this veggie leek!!

    Erivum Puliyum

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  14. very colourful and healthy soup...looks so delicious..

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  15. I love this any time of the week..You are making me to have it now..

    Aarthi
    http://yummytummy-aarthi.blogspot.com/

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  16. That's awesome combo.Lemme have one bowl.

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  17. Very healthy and bold flavor soup!

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  18. Looks warm and inviting. Can the butternut squash be substituted with desi pumpkin?

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  19. @Cinnamin, yea you can definitely susbtitute pumpkin instead of butternut squash..

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  20. Creamy, delish soup..
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  21. this is looks like a comfort soup for a wintery day! yum

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  22. Wow! Looks fantastic n colorful!

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  23. so healthy & colourful this looks, nice utilization of the greens :)

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  24. I can slurp it down, just looking at the beautiful colors. A true visual treat.

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  25. Hi Priya,

    I am Prathiba from the indian food court. I love your version soup. Realy yummmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!

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  26. @Jochi,vegetable stock is a kind of broth which is quite a basic for making soups..hope this helps.

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