Leek and Colston Basset Blue Stilton Cheese Soup

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  • Difficulty easy
  • Serves 4
leek and cheese soup

Ingredients

  • 250g Colston Basset Blue Stilton cheese, plus 50g for serving (available at our cheesemongers)
  • 350g Leeks, roughly chopped
  • 60g Butter
  • 2 x Medium sized potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1 Water
  • 2 x Bay leaves
  • 3 x Heaped tablespoons sheep’s milk yoghurt
  1. Place the leeks into a pan with the butter, cover and cook slowly over a low heat for around twenty minutes.
  2. Add the potatoes and bay leaves and cook for a further five minutes, stirring occasionally.
  3. Pour in the water and bring to the boil.
  4. Turn the heat down and leave to simmer for twenty minutes.
  5. Remove the bay leaves and add crumble in the cheese, then whizz the soup into a creamy puree in a food blender.
  6. Season with black pepper and stir in the yoghurt.
  7. Serve with a little crumbled cheese stirred in at the last minute.

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