
Recipe
Ingredients
- •4 fennel bulbs, plus greens
- •4 large leeks
- •3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- •1 teaspoon coarse sea salt, plus more to taste
- •3 pints chicken stock
- •1/2 lemon
Instructions
- 1.Coarsely chop your fennel bulbs and leeks. Save the leek greens for making future stock, and finely mince the feathery fennel fronds to use as your garnish.
- 2.Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium. Toss in the fennel, leeks, and sea salt, sautéing for 20 minutes while stirring often until soft.
- 3.Pour in the chicken stock, cover with a lid, and let it simmer gently for 20 minutes.
- 4.Grab an immersion blender and puree the soup right in the pot until completely velvety smooth.
- 5.Stir in the fresh lemon juice, add a pinch more salt to taste, and serve topped with your minced fennel fronds.