Autumn Dinner Party | Make-Ahead Recipes | Setting the Table

cream

🥗Healthier: coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk

Coconut milk is lower in calories and dairy-free, while milk is often less expensive.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier due to its unsaturated fats, while margarine is usually cheaper.

Melt the butter in a 5-quart pot over low heat. The butter shouldn't color at all. Add the diced leeks; stir in the salt and pepper. Cover the pot, and let the leeks sweat until perfectly tender -- about 10 minutes.

Add the water, and bring to a boil over high heat. Add the cornstarch mixture, and stir until the water thickens -- about 30 seconds. Add the potatoes, partially cover the pot, and let simmer until tender — 20-30 minutes.

Puree the soup with an immersion blender. Then stir in the parsley and the cream. Serve hot, warm, or cold, garnished with extra parsley and, if desired, small croutons.

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