Leek and Radish Soup
Radishes contain a lot of Vitamin C, so they make a perfect addition to soup.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup friendly fat to cook in butter, coconut oil, lard, bacon grease
- 2 large leeks coarsely chopped and rinsed well of sand
- 6 cups whole radishes coarsely chopped (I pulsed them in my processor! Fast!)
- 8 cloves garlic smashed
- 2 quarts chicken bone broth Homemade broth preferable
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper Optional, but the kick of heat is so yummy!
- Sea salt/pepper to taste
Instructions
- Saute the leeks, radishes, and garlic in the butter on medium/high heat for about 15-20 minutes. Add a few big pinches of sea salt to bring out their juices to sweeten.
- Add the bone broth, and bring to a simmer for about 15-20 minutes.
- Puree with an immersion blender or in a blender. Add sea salt, pepper, and cayenne to taste.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Tips:
- Double up for your freezer stash! Packs up great in a thermos for school or work!
- I wish I had had some scallions to garnish the top so that might be something to have on had too! Maybe a dollop of sour cream?!
- Making your own bone broth is so satisfying! Not only does it taste way better than store bought so your soup will taste so much better, it is literally packed with minerals and healing!
- If you don’t have an immersion blender
…oh! You must! You just must! I use it in my kitchen weekly – you will love it!
…oh! You must! You just must! I use it in my kitchen weekly – you will love it!Keep me posted if you give it a try!
I am growing a ton of radishes so now I know what to do with them.
Awesome Anna!
This sounds SO good. I want to try it cold, on a summer day!
This looks great I will have to try it!! Thank you!! Trish
I would not envision that I’d like radishes in a soup but, your recipe definitely sparked my interest!
Let me know if you try it Sandrine 🙂 I really think you would like it!
I have never had leeks and I am not a fan of radishes, but I thought I would give this recipe a try. So glad I did because it is yummy!
Oh great! So glad it worked out for you! I’m not a huge radish fan when they are raw either 😉 They are super tasty cooked up though!
HiJust to say that we celebrate with you the first week of the CSA prgoram! We feasted this evening and even ate the radish leaves, they were so fresh and crisp!!Love the photograph of the new lambs. Could anything be cuter ?? :-)Sylvia
I fall in love with leeks lately. They are so delicious! Definitely will be making this soup for the coming colder months!