Best Dilly Cheese Soup Recipes

CHEESY DILL POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Bring the first 8 ingredients to boil, reduce to simmer.
• Cook until mushy, about 15 minutes.
• Add the Velveeta and butter.
• Heat should be low, stir until both cheese and butter are melted.
• Thicken with instant potato flakes.
• Thin to desired consistency with warm milk.
• To make Broccoli Cheese Soup: Substitute 2 small packages chopped broccoli for potatoes.
• Replace sweet basil for dill weed.

POTATO DILL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a pot over medium heat. Add onion and saute until golden and tender, about 12 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 more minute.
• Add potatoes and broth and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
• With an immersion blender, puree soup until smooth (or puree in batches in a blender). Add cheese, tempered sour cream, lemon, and dill. Then season to taste with salt.
• Serve hot, in bowls, topped with extra dill.

TOMATO, DILL AND WHITE CHEDDAR SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add leeks and sauté until tender, about 6 minutes. Add tomatoes and their juices, broth, chopped dill and cayenne and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered until tomatoes are very soft and flavors blend, about 20 minutes.
• Working in batches, puree soup in processor until smooth. Return to same pot. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.) Bring to simmer over medium-low heat. Season with salt and pepper. Gradually whisk in sour cream (do not boil).
• Ladle soup into bowls. Arrange cheese atop each. Garnish with dill sprigs.

DILL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy soup pot over medium heat, and add the onion and leeks. Cook, stirring, until they begin to soften, about three minutes, and add 1/2 teaspoon salt, the carrot and the celery. Cook, stirring, for five minutes, and add the garlic. Stir together for about a minute, until fragrant, and add the potatoes, water, salt and the bouquet garni. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for one hour. Remove the bouquet garni.
• Puree the soup in an immersion blender, or blend 1 1/2 cups at a time in a blender, covering the top tightly with a towel to avoid splashes. If you want a smoother consistency, put the soup through a medium strainer.
• Stir together the yogurt, cornstarch and dill, and stir into the soup. Heat through. Add a generous amount of freshly ground pepper, taste and adjust salt. Serve hot, garnished with garlic croutons and small dill sprigs; or chill and serve cold, garnished with a dollop of yogurt, thinly sliced cucumbers and small dill sprigs.