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Leek Puree with Potatoes

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Source: The Heritage of French Cooking
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Active Time:  10 Minutes
 Total Time:  30 Minutes
 Yield:  Serves 4
The marriage of these two humble vegetables is traditional; indeed, potato and leek soup is one of the basic French soups. This pureed combination of the two vegetables is more interesting and more sophisticated - and it provides an opportunity to pay tribute to Nouvelle Cuisine for its revival of all kinds of purees that had been forgotten since the eighteenth century.
RECIPE INGREDIENTS
1 1/4 pounds leeks
13 ounces peeled floury potatoes
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
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DIRECTIONS
Clean the leeks, and drain them. Save only the white and soft green parts. Chop them. Peel the potatoes; cut into fine dice.

Barely heat the oil in a 4 qt cast-iron saucepan. Add the leeks and potatoes and stir over gentle heat for 2 minutes. Add 2 cups water, and salt; cook over gentle heat for 20 minutes, until all the water evaporates.

TO SERVE:
Pour the leeks and potatoes into a food processor and blend to a coarse puree. Serve immediately sprinkled with pepper and garnished with herbs.

NOTE:
This puree is served with Sour-Sweet Veal Liver, haddock, poached cod or fried fish fillets.
Recipe reprinted by permission of Weldon Russell. All rights reserved.
 Date Added: 01/01/2008
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Nutrition Facts per Serving
Yield: Serves 4
Calories: 213
Sodium: 32mg
Fiber: 4g
Carbohydrates, Total: 35g
Protein: 3g
% Cal. from Fat: 34%
Fat. Total: 8g
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