Рецепт Heart Healthy Potato-Leek Soup

Potato-leek soup is one of those dishes that sounds so healthy – until you look at the ingredients. By the time you add cream, butter, and chicken broth a lowly potato has been turned into an artery clogging dinner. Makes you wonder if some sort of evil scientist was involved!

I love creamy foods as much as anyone, but I’m not crazy about all that fat and salt. So I designed a heart healthy potato-leek soup.

Slice 1 large leek, and peel and chop 4 medium potatoes and 1 large carrot. Heat about 1 Tbsp olive oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat. Saute the vegetables until soft but not browned, about 5 minutes.

Add 6 cups of low-sodium vegetable broth (you could use low-fat chicken broth if you…