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Vichyssoise  (Cold Potato and Leek Soup)

Total time: 35 min  plus cooling and 5 minutes to finish
     Another classic French dish.  The addition of cream or milk to finish gives it a rich texture.  If you can stand the calories the cream really makes for a luscious soup....  I always use heavy cream if serving to guests.

Vichyssoise (Cold Potato and Leek Soup) Ingredients:

 Instructions:

Note:  You can set the hot soup pan in cold water (assuming it's a metal pan) to help cool the soup faster.

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               Nutrition Information
            
 
Recipe serves 2 
         
Entire Recipe / per serving
Calories:  420 / 210
Total Carbohydrates:  64 / 32
          Dietary Fiber: 9 / 4.5
Total Fat:  14 / 7
         Saturated Fat: 8 / 4
Cholesterol:  48 / 24
Protein:  13 / 6.5
Calcium:  238 / 119
Sodium:   698 / 349

General Technical Details and Disclaimer:

Measurements are actual measurements used for calculation. If there are no values the nutritional numbers were simply too small.

I try to be accurate, but I do not guarantee it.  I use 'grams' as the unit of weight; with an approximate conversion to ounces.

My information comes from my own digital, computerized scale and the USDA Nutrient Data Library: http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/