Potato Soup

Wheeee! Tasmania is laying on an icy blast right now!

What do you need more than anything during cold, wet and windy weather? (except for woolly socks and an electric blanket?)

Soup. Hot, tasty and nourishing bowls of soup that you can eat curled up in front of the fire

I told my husband that I wanted to make a batch of soup for this cold change coming through but I was a bit tired of my go-to Chicken and Vegetable soup, and asked him if he had any requests

He sighed, looked a bit wistful and said “I really miss Potato and Leek soup”

Well, I may be including a lot more vegetables in my way of eating now but I’m still not going to eat a bowl of potatoes, so I got to thinking of ways that I could lighten it up a little

By swapping some of the potato for cauliflower, it not only increases the types of vegetables that you’re consuming, it also reduces the carbs and adds a lovely sweetness to the flavour

I love the addition of Greek yoghurt instead of cream, not just because it’s healthier but because the tang of the yoghurt plays off beautifully against the richness of the soup

You could of course use the cream or evaporated milk, it’s completely up to you (but my way is better, lol)

I served mine with crispy fried shallots, oven-crisped pancetta and a sprinkle of chives

Enjoy!