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Vichyssoise (Cold Leek and Potato Soup)

May 28, 2019 | Updated September 6, 2023 | Laura

✽ Recipe from Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. I | Julia Child ✽

Julia Child Recipe 33 | 495 recipes to go!

✽ Vichyssoise [Cold Leek and Potato Soup], p. 39

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✽ Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. I was written by Julia Child who co-authored with Simone Beck & Louisette Bertholle and was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1961.

✽ You can buy Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I which contains these recipes here. (affiliate link)

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✽ Butter Count: +0 TB

✽ Cost: $8.85 [~$1.26 per serving]

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These soup recipes are so delicious. Would highly recommend any of them for when you are craving soup but want more than canned soup. This is not an unnecessary extravagant soup. It’s simple and not much effort is needed. Little work=fancy delicious dinner. It’s a win-win!

If you are like me, you’re thinking “uhh, cold soup?”. And you’re right, it’s a little strange. But when you taste this soup chilled and topped with chives, you’ll understand. It makes sense for some reason. I also heated up one of the leftovers the next day, and it was delicious warm too. There’s really not a wrong way to eat this soup.

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✽ Step 1: Simmer Vegetables

If you’ve read my past soup blogs, you’ll find that this one is very much similar. Potatoes, leeks, chicken stock, and salt are first simmered on the stove and then ran through a blender.

✽ Step 2: Add Cream & Chill

Whipping cream and seasoning are stirred in, and the soup is chilled. The cold soup is decorated with chives prior to serving. And that's all there is to making this soup. Super easy and tasty!

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Category: Julia Child, Soup Cuisine: French
Keywords: julia child soup recipes, vichyssoise recipe, french soup recipes

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More Soup Recipes:

✽ Onion Soup (you just can't go wrong with homemade French onion soup)
✽ Cream of Mushroom Soup (this creamy soup is perfect for anybody that loves mushrooms)
✽ Leek or Onion and Potato Soup (a classic potato soup recipe)
→ Check out all of the completed Julia Child soup recipes!

✽ You can find this recipe and all the other Julia Child recipes I make in Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I (affiliate link). Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. I was written by Julia Child who co-authored with Simone Beck & Louisette Bertholle and was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1961.

✽ Check out my Julia Child Recipe Checklist to see a list of all my completed and pending recipes from Mastering the Art of French Cooking!

Bon appétit!

May 28, 2019 by Laura Ehlers

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