Leek & Potato Soup with Chilli Pesto

Name: Leek & Potato Soup with Chilli Pesto
Prep time: THMS
Cook time: THMS
Ingredients: 1 tbsp. olive oil; 1 onion, finely chopped; Salt & black pepper; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 3 leeks, trimmed, washed & finely chopped (you can use frozen leeks if you don't have fresh ones); 3 medium potatoes, peeled & roughly chopped; 900ml hot vegetable stock; 1 jar Sacla' Fiery Chilli Pesto; Crusty bread, sliced and griddled or lightly toasted

Sometimes the difference between humdrum and humdinger can be the simplest of twists. In this soup recipe hack, a blast of Sacla' Fiery Chilli Pesto transforms comforting leek and potato soup into something altogether more exciting.

Cook Time

25 mins

Serves

Ingredients

1 tbsp. olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
Salt & black pepper
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
3 leeks, trimmed, washed & finely chopped (you can use frozen leeks if you don't have fresh ones)
3 medium potatoes, peeled & roughly chopped
900ml hot vegetable stock
1 jar Sacla' Fiery Chilli Pesto
Crusty bread, sliced and griddled or lightly toasted

How to make the recipe

Step 1

Heat the olive oil in a large pan. Add the onion, season and cook for 2 mins. before adding the garlic and cooking for a further minute

Step 2

Add the leeks and potatoes, stir and cook for a few mins. Pour in the hot stock, bring to the boil before reducing to a simmer and cooking for approx. 20 mins. until potatoes are tender.

Step 3

Stir in ¬º - ¬Ω jar Sacla‚Äô Fiery Chilli Pesto depending upon your heat preference

Step 4

Whizz in a blender or liquidiser, topping up with water if too thick

Step 7

If you don't have time or have all the ingredients to make soup, simply stir through a spoonful of Sacla' Fiery Chilli Pesto to a ready-made soup for a spicy kick.