• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Home
  • Recipes
  • Free Bonus
  • About
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • Twitter

Boulder Locavore®

Easy Flavorful Recipes for Everyday

menu icon
go to homepage
  • Home
  • Recipes
  • Free Bonus
  • About
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • Twitter
  • subscribe
    search icon
    Homepage link
    • Home
    • Recipes
    • Free Bonus
    • About
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • Twitter
  • ×

    Home » Recipes » Soups » Green Garlic Baby Leek Potato Soup with Brandy

    LAST UPDATED: February 4, 2018 • FIRST PUBLISHED: April 21, 2011 By Toni Dash 14 Comments

    Green Garlic Baby Leek Potato Soup with Brandy

    This post may include affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    green garlic and leek soup
    Spring in Colorado does not bring forth sleeveless Easter frocks and sandals.  It’s more like a manic roller coaster ride between a tease of early summer and Mother Nature’s reminder she’s not quite done with winter yet.
    Though nursing a sunburn from an outdoor outing this weekend, I’m writing with a woolen cap on my head and Ugg boots on awaiting more freezing rain and possible snow.  Fortunately though we were smiled upon yet again on our Farmer’s Market last weekend.   I really have employed the market as my produce teacher.  I always seek out anything new and unusual, which is my personality at large, but pull myself up by my culinary bootstraps determined to find a delicious way to use all I buy.
    green garlic
    Red Wagon Organic Farm had green garlic a week ago.  This is the tender starter of the garlic when in its nubile scallion-like state.  I bought a bunch and was glad I did as they did not have it at the latest market days ago.  I wish someone would develop a smell generating equivalent to You Tube so you could experience this heavenly scent.  It definitely smells like garlic but a milder, more hospitable version.  Almost ‘eau de Garlic’.  Due to its softer pungency it can be used in different ways than cloves of garlic.  Chopped up and sautéed in most anything.  Wyatt from Red Wagon emailed me a fabulous Alice Waters recipe for Green Garlic Flan from the Chez PanisseVegetables cookbook.  Can’t wait to try that but the temperatures are begging my winter staple: soup.
    green garlic
    This past weekend I picked up a bunch baby leeks.  So cute.   I don’t know the seller (shame on me for not asking) but it was a simple table with a wicker laundry basket of baby leeks and another with arugula and zip loc bags of pinto beans.  Simple spring fare.  Glad I did because I realized I needed more garlic to make the soup I had in mind so the leeks picked up the slack.
    baby leeks
    This soup is a season cusp soup for me consuming the remainder of my root cellar potatoes as well.  An homage to our hibernating season and greeting to spring.
    green garlic baby leek potato soup
    GREEN GARLIC  BABY LEEK  POTATO SOUP WITH BRANDY
    Serves 6-8
    Ingredients
    ·         ¾ pound of green garlic, baby leeks or a mix of the two (I used 4 ounces green garlic, 8 ounces leeks)
    ·         2 tablespoons unsalted butter
    ·         2 tablespoons olive oil
    ·         1 pound potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 inch squares
    ·         1 quart chicken stock
    ·         1 3/4 cups milk or cream
    ·         ¼ cup brandy
    ·         Salt and pepper to taste
    chopped baby leeks
    1.       Remove bottom roots and dark green tops of garlic and leeks (I save the tops to make stock; you can freeze them to do this later too).  Mince the garlic and leeks finely.
    2.      In a sauce pan with lid, melt the butter over medium-high heat and add the oil.  Add the minced garlic and leeks and sauté until soft, about 5 minutes.
    3.      Add potatoes, stock, milk, brandy, salt and pepper.  Bring to a soft boil and turn down heat to a simmer.  Cover and allow to simmer about 25 minutes until potatoes are soft.
    4.      In a blender or with an immersion blender, blend soup to combine/liquefy all ingredients.  Serve warm or chilled!  I chopped up some of my left over sorrel for a tangy garnish!
    Modification options:
    ·         To make more rich: use cream instead of milk
    ·         To make it vegetarian: use vegetable stock instead of chicken stock and milk
    « Natural Dye Easter Eggs
    Simple Supper: Chipotle Chicken soft tacos, Pepper Jack Quesedilla, Pineapple Salsa and Slaw »

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR

    TONI DASH
    Toni Dash head shot

    Toni Dash, is a Certified Nutrition Coach and the writer/blogger, photographer, recipe developer and creator of Boulder Locavore®. She has been developing easy to make, well-tested recipes since 2010. Her seasonal recipes bring excitement to the dining table for both gluten-free and gluten diners. Toni has been featured in numerous publications and on culinary websites for her creative, delicious recipes and travel features. For more details, check out her About page.

    Free Email Course

    5 FAST & EASY 15-MINUTE RECIPES
    Spending too much time in the kitchen?
    These recipes are fast, easy, and perfect for every occasion.

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

      Leave a Reply Cancel reply

      Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

      Recipe Rating




    1. Long Miles Coffee Project says

      April 23, 2011 at 6:06 pm

      I am in LOVE with your site! In Africa, we pretty much have no choice but to be locavores, which I love… so finding a site like yours is a treasure! And the food photography, lovely.

      Reply
    2. Lea Ann says

      April 22, 2011 at 11:22 am

      What a beautiful springy soup. At least you have a farmer's market with these beautiful vegetables…I wish the south end of town would get “with it”.

      Reply
    3. Kate says

      April 22, 2011 at 6:20 pm

      Gorgeous pictures! Love the soup recipe as well. Looks delicious!

      Reply
    4. Belinda @zomppa says

      April 22, 2011 at 4:42 pm

      Sunburn and snow. Go figure! What a beautiful, perfect soup fit for both spring with the leeks and rainy weather with the brandy.

      Reply
    « Older Comments

    Primary Sidebar

    About Toni Dash

    Toni Dash BoulderLocavore.com Head Shot

    Welcome! I’m Toni. I’m a Certified Nutrition Coach and my goal is to MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER with delicious, well-tested recipes and travel tips! More About Me …

    Search Boulder Locavore

    AS FEATURED ON….

    BoulderLocavore.com Featured By Press

    Easy Dinners

    • Instant Pot Jambalaya Instant Pot Jambalaya Recipe: Quick & Easy Comfort Food
    • Instant Pot Smoked Paprika & Garlic Chicken Legs with lime wedges on a pewter platter Instant Pot Smoked Paprika & Garlic Chicken Legs
    • Korean BBQ Chicken title image Easy Korean BBQ Chicken recipe
    • Instant Pot Corned Beef Brisket title image Instant Pot Corned Beef Brisket: an Easy One Pot Meal
    • Shrimp Salad title image Shrimp Salad Recipe
    • Green Chile Stew title image Hearty New Mexican Green Chile Pork Stew

    TRENDING RIGHT NOW

    • How to Make Moist Homemade Shredded Chicken Breast title How to Make Moist Homemade Shredded Chicken Breast Recipe
    • Instant Pot Jambalaya Instant Pot Jambalaya Recipe: Quick & Easy Comfort Food
    • Korean BBQ Chicken title image Easy Korean BBQ Chicken recipe
    • Sparkling Cranberry Vodka Punch Sparkling Cranberry Vodka Punch Recipe
    • cilantro lime rice title image Easy Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe
    • Muffin Tin Eggs Denver Omelet title image Muffin Tin Denver Omelet: Muffin Tin Eggs You’ll Love!

    Footer

    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Pinterest
    • Instagram

    Contact | About | Privacy Policy | Disclosure Policy | Accessibility Statement | Cookie Policy


    SIGN ME UP to get FREE recipes directly to my inbox!

    Don't miss our TRAVEL SECTION!


    Copyright © 2010-2023 All Rights Reserved

    Boulder Locavore is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.