Sweet Potato Vichyssoise with Three Kinds of Salmon

Name: Sweet Potato Vichyssoise with Three Kinds of Salmon
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 2 quarts rich beef stock; 1 tablespoon corn or canola oil; 1 ½ pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced; 2 to 3 ounces salmon roe (salmon caviar); 2 leeks, white part only, coarsely chopped; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 bunch chives, minced; 1 onion, coarsely chopped; ¼ pound salmon fillet, cut into ½″ cubes; 1 to 2 slices good-quality smoked salmon, cut into very thin strips; Salt and white pepper; Half-and-half (optional)

Preparation info

Serves
6

Appears in

Everything on the Table

By Colman Andrews

Published 1992

About

Ingredients

1 onion, coarsely chopped
2 leeks, white part only, coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons unsalted but

Gluten-free
Soup

Method

Sweat onion and leeks in butter and oil in a large pot until soft, then add sweet potatoes, stirring well. Add all but ½ cup of the stock, bring to a boil, then simmer, covered, for about 40 minutes or until sweet potatoes are very soft.

Cool soup to room temperature, then purée in blender or f