Warm Beet & Potato Soup

Submitted by Dancer

• Ready In: 46mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 lb potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch chunks
• 1⁄2 lb beet, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch chunks
• 2 cups water
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can vegetable broth or (14 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

directions

1. In large saucepan, melt butter.
2. Add onion and sauté until it starts to brown.
3. Add potatoes, beets, water and broth; bring to a boil over high heat.
4. Reduce heat to low and cook until tender about 20 minutes.
5. Transfer half of potatoes and beets and about 1 cup broth to a blender or food processor.
6. Reserve remaining potatoes, beets and broth.
7. Process mixture until smooth; return to saucepan with remaining broth and vegetables.
8. Combine half-and-half and flour; stir into soup along with salt and pepper.
9. Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute.
10. Divide among soup bowls; top with some parsley and serve.

Reviews

[Lisa Pizza]

I bought some beets last week for the first time and had no idea what to do with them. This was great! Of course, I had to do it a little differently (control freak? :)) as usual. I used 2 shallots and 2 cloves garlic instead of onion. And water instead of broth (which I never have on-hand). And at the end, I sprinkled diced pecorino romano cheese on top to serve. YUM! And, as always with soups, it was even better the next day. I will probably leave out the parsley next time - just a personal taste preference. First time I'd tried it.

 

[samwaltpete]

Delicious soup! I had to improvise a bit as my wife is allergic to onions and we didn't have any potatoes on hand. I replaced the onions with about a tablespoon of minced ginger and I replaced the potatoes with an equal amount of zucchini. The ginger blended really well with the other flavors and the zucchini added a nice juiciness. I'll definitely make this again.