LEEK AND FENNEL SOUP
A hearty soup which is filling, tasty, and very easy to make.
Provided by Fiona G
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes
Time 1h10m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large saucepan or soup kettle over medium-low heat, place the olive oil, leeks, celery, onions, fennel, potatoes, salt, and pepper, and cook and stir until the onions are translucent and the vegetables have begun to soften, about 10 minutes.
- Pour 8 cups of water over the vegetables, bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and drop in the vegetable bouillon cubes. Simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally to dissolve the cubes, until the vegetables are tender and the potatoes have begun to thicken the soup, about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 116.7 calories, Carbohydrate 21.3 g, Fat 3.1 g, Fiber 4.2 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 762.6 mg, Sugar 4.5 g
CREAM OF FENNEL SOUP
If you like fennel, try this fine fennel soup. Fennel is simply simmered in stock and pureed with cream.
Provided by Kolibri
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat and cook onion until soft and translucent. Whisk in flour and stir until a paste forms, 3 to 5 minutes. Whisk water and vegetable bouillon into the saucepan. Add fennel and bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until fennel is soft, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Puree soup with an immersion blender. Stir in cream. If soup is too thick, add more water as needed. Season with salt and pepper.
- Chop fennel fronds. Divide soup between 4 bowls and sprinkle with fennel fronds.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 211.1 calories, Carbohydrate 14 g, Cholesterol 56 mg, Fat 17.1 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 10.5 g, Sodium 158.6 mg, Sugar 1.1 g
CREAMY FENNEL AND LEEK SOUP
If you've never cooked with fennel, try it! Its flavour really is unique. This is a deliciously flavoursome soup blending herbs and spices with fennel and leeks. Fennel has long been a central ingredient in many Asian (it's a main component in the Chinese five spice powder), Middle Eastern and European dishes. In the Middle Ages, its popularity spread northward from the Mediterranean area, where it still features in many pasta dishes. This soup is suitable both for day-to-day meals and for dinner parties. To keep it strictly vegetarian, make it with a vegetable stock. For the best results, use a really good stock, preferably home-made. This soup is best made in a large, deep (preferably non-stick) sauté pan with a lid. Next time I make it, I'm going to substitute a cup of wine for one of the cups of stock, adding it during the 15 minutes while the soup is simmering.
Provided by bluemoon downunder
Categories Greens
Time 45m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat the butter in a large, deep (preferably non-stick) sauté pan, over a medium heat, add the sliced fennel (NOT the strips of fennel), sliced leek and finely chopped garlic, and sauté, while stirring occasionally, for 3-4 minutes or until the fennel, leeks and garlic are beginning to soften.
- Remove from the heat, and set aside.
- In a large pot, heat the stock, add the rosemary sprigs, thyme and nutmeg and bring to the boil.
- Simmer over a low heat for about 15 minutes.
- Remove the rosemary sprigs.
- Add the fennel, leek and garlic mixture to the pot, and stir to combine all the ingredients.
- Set the pan in which the fennel, leek and garlic were sautéed aside, for re-use later.
- Allow the soup to cool slightly (10 minutes cooling time should be ample), then blend it in batches in a blender or food processor until smooth.
- As each batch is blended, pour the blended soup into another pot or pan, perhaps the deep pan used earlier to sauté the fennel, leeks and garlic.
- Once all of the soup has been blended, stir it to ensure that it is of an even consistency (inevitably some batches were probably thinner than others).
- Stir the sour cream and the 1/4 cup of parmesan into the soup.
- Reheat the soup over a medium heat until it is hot, but do not allow it to come to the boil.
- Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Turn off the heat and leave the soup covered so that it stays warm.
- In a small non-stick pan, heat the oil, and sauté the extra leek for 2-3 minutes, or until softened but not browned.
- Ladle the soup into warm soup bowls and top with the sautéed leek.
- Garnish with the extra parmesan and sour cream, and serve immediately with warm crusty rolls.
- Chef's Note: Since posting this recipe, and since last making this soup, I have found and posted a fabulous recipe for vegetable, quite unlike others I have used in the past: Vegetable Stock Recipe #135453.
FENNEL AND LEEK SOUP
Steps:
- Heat the butter in a pan, add the onion, fennel and leeks and fry gently until softened slightly. Add the garlic and fry for one minute.
- Add the stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 6-8 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly.
- Pour the soup into a blender. Add the cream, half of the chives and the lemon juice. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper and blend until smooth.
- To serve, pour the soup into a bowl and garnish with the remaining chives.
CREAMY FENNEL AND GREENS SOUP
Provided by Kay Chun
Categories Soup/Stew Milk/Cream Blender Thanksgiving Quick & Easy Dinner Lunch Fennel Spinach Beet Fall Collard Greens Potluck Simmer Gourmet Sugar Conscious Vegetarian Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oil and butter in a 6-quart heavy pot over medium heat until foam subsides. Add fennel, onion, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly browned, 7 to 8 minutes.
- Add leafy greens (but not spinach) and water to pot and simmer, covered, until greens are tender, about 30 minutes. Stir in spinach and cook, uncovered, just until wilted, about 1 minute.
- Purée soup in batches in a blender (use caution when blending hot liquids) until smooth, then return to pot. Stir in cream and lemon juice and reheat over low heat. Season with salt.
- Cooks' note:
- Soup can be made 2 days ahead and chilled (covered once cool). Reheat or serve cold.
CREAMY LEEK AND FENNEL BAKE
Leek and fennel in a creamy sauce covered with a crust of parmesan and breadcrumbs. The addition of fennel seeds intensifies the flavor.
Provided by CulinaryQueen
Categories Vegetable
Time 55m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Butter a casserole dish and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 190C/375°F.
- Parboil the veggies for 5-10 minutes until tender crisp.
- In the meantime, combine all the ingredients for the cream sauce in a small saucepan. Heat over medium low heat until very hot, but not boiling, about 10-15 minutes. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking.
- Drain the veggies well and spread over the bottom of the casserole dish.
- Pour cream sauce over veggies. Stir around lightly to incorporate the sauce throughout.
- Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle over veggies.
- Bake for 20-30 minutes until bubbly and top top is golden brown.
- Allow to sit 5 minutes prior to serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 220.8, Fat 13.6, SaturatedFat 8.2, Cholesterol 42.4, Sodium 240.4, Carbohydrate 19.5, Fiber 3.1, Sugar 2.4, Protein 6.8
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