Cream of Belgian Endive Soup

"A lovely soup, quite nice when made with skim milk, very rich when made with whole milk, a splurge when made with cream."
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Mince the endives, reserving a few small leaves for garnish.
  • Saute the onion, garlic, and endives in the butter for 3 minutes.
  • Add the potatoes and chicken broth and simmer for about 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are soft.
  • Blend until smooth, using an immersion blender, or carefully transferring hot soup to blender and then back to pot.
  • Add the milk, salt, and pepper and blend. Serve hot or cold.
  • Garnish with chopped endive leaves, chives, and dill.

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Reviews

  1. Easy to prepare with minimum ingredients. Yummy is the word! Used heavy cream, and it was soo good. Didn't have chives so garnished with extra dill -- which definitely made the soup. A few croutons on top, and it was a meal! Will make again for sure.
     
  2. Pure comfort food. We made this as written, using cream. We also added a pinch of nutmeg. All I need now is my blanket and teddy bear. Thoroughly enjoyed for Zaar World Tour.
     
  3. What a lovely soup, so rich and creamy with the garden fresh chives and young sprigs of dill the perfect touch. Can't wait to serve this to family and friends. Served this with Recipe#224455. Thank you for sharing - it's been added to my soup collection.
     
  4. This is a subtly flavored soup, to which the chives and dill add just the right amount of flavor. I used half and half.
     
  5. Ohmigawd this is good. I used whole milk which indeed makes the soup utterly rich and satisfying. Super easy to make and without question company-worthy! Had it with brie and crackers and a small green salad for lunch. This soup is superb. THANKS.
     
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