Sopa de Legumes — Portuguese Vegetable Soup

A smooth, everyday Portuguese vegetable soup of potato, carrot, courgette and leek with olive oil.

TIME BREAKDOWN
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 35 min
Total: 50 minutes
Vegetarian
✅
Nuts
❌
Serves
6 people
Difficulty
Very Easy

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to serve
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 2 leeks, sliced and washed
  • 3 carrots, diced
  • 2 medium potatoes, diced
  • 1 courgette, diced
  • 1.2 litres water or vegetable stock
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, to serve

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large pan and cook the onion and leeks for 8 minutes. Add the garlic for 1 minute.

  2. Add the carrots, potatoes, courgette and stock with a good pinch of salt. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 25 minutes until all the vegetables are tender.

  3. Blend until smooth and season to taste.

  4. Serve in warm bowls with a drizzle of olive oil and parsley.