Purple Potato Vichyssoise With Roasted Garlic

Serves: 5

Santos Walker

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

49

Spice

50

Sweetness

53

Sourness

34

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Olive Oil

1 tbsp

Butter

1 tsp

Salt

1 tsp

White Pepper

3 cups

Whole Milk

Directions:

1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F

2

Cut off the top 1/4 of the pointy end of the garlic bulb so that all of the cloves are exposed

3

Drizzle with olive oil, wrap in aluminum foil and bake for about 1 hour, or until the top is browned and the individual cloves are soft throughout

4

Let cool

5

Melt the butter in a soup pot over medium-high heat

6

Add the leek and onion and stir for about 5 minutes, or until they are translucent but not yet brown

7

Add the wine and cook for 2 more minutes

8

Add the potatoes and stock

9

Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 40 minutes

10

(Adjust heat as required to simmer

11

) Add the salt, pepper, and sage

12

Let the soup cool

13

Extract the individual garlic cloves (squish them all out by applying pressure to the bottom of the bulb, or remove them individually with an escargot fork)

14

Add them to the stockpot

15

If using fresh sage, remove sprigs, then puree the soup in a blender or food processor

16

Refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour

17

Just before serving, add 1 part milk for every 3 parts soup, and blend in a blender for 15 seconds to aerate

18

Serve cold in chilled bowls