Scottish Leek and Potato Soup

A simple healthier Scottish leek and potato soup. Still as deliciously creamy and smooth tasting as the original but as it's not made with butter or cream, it's so much more healthier!

Folks this is Scottish cookery at its very best.

Here, I've given a traditional Scottish potato soup recipe a healthy makeover. This is a healthy leek and potato soup.

More likely known to Scottish readers as tattie and leek soup or leek and tattie soup this version of Scottish leek and potato soup has an extra twist to it. Which is completely optional.

I like to add a little bit of mustard in at the very end. Just to add a really nice warming extra heat. Which on a cold winter’s day is very welcome!

Secondly this soup is completely suitable for lactose intolerant and vegan readers alike. It's made with no butter or cream and its gluten free. So that also makes it a low fat leek and potato soup too!

Watch the 1 minute recipe video to see how I make this simple Scottish soup much healthier than the traditional recipe.

Or see how to make tattie soup in the quick step by step guide below.

I just couldn’t go back to adding butter or cream to the recipe. Not now when you can clearly taste the delicious vegetables.

This delicious and filling Scottish leek and potato soup is great at any time of the year. A healthy and filling lunch.

I’d recommend this Scottish tattie soup as a lunch option with a couple of slices of wholemeal bread.

This is a low calorie, low fat leek and potato soup. So having bread with a soup that only has 156 calories per serving isn't going to add to your waistline.

The bread helps to mop up any leftovers from your bowl. Leaving nothing to waste.

If you enjoyed this leek potato soup be sure to try my leek sweet potato and rosemary soup!

Check out the list below for more Scottish soups.

And for even more traditional Scottish soup recipes check out my 10 best winter Scottish soup recipes roundup.

Since publishing the original tattie and leek soup recipe I've experimented with many different variations of it.

So I've added a section on how you can vary this soup if you wish to as well. 

Otherwise if you are just wanting a super simple, delicious potato leek soup recipe then just follow the original instructions in the recipe card.

And watch the short video I made to show you how to make this delicious Scottish leek and potato soup. It shows you what an easy recipe it really is.

This is a recipe you'll definitely want to add to your list of Scottish recipes!

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• Ingredients
• Substitutions
• Why This Is a Healthy Potato Leek Soup
• How To Make Potato Leek Soup
• How To Make Variations Of This Soup
• Equipment
• Other Popular Scottish Soup Recipes You Might Also Like
• 📋 Scottish Leek and Potato Soup Recipe
• Nutrition Label
• Rate The Recipe

Ingredients

• Low Fat Cooking Spray
• Leeks
• Potatoes
• Vegetable Stock
• Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper
• Mustard (optional)
• Fresh Parsley

See recipe card for quantities.

Substitutions

• Low Fat Cooking Spray - you can use a bit of olive oil instead but this will change the nutritional information.
• Leeks - buy fresh and trim off the roots and the coarse dark green parts of the tops. Or buy already trimmed or chopped leeks.
• Potatoes - starchy potatoes such as yukon gold potatoes, maris piper or russet potatoes are best to help make this a creamy soup without using cream.
• Vegetable Stock - - use a good quality vegetable broth / vegetable stock or if you're happy for the soup not to be vegan use chicken broth / chicken stock instead.
• Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper
• Mustard (optional)
• Fresh Parsley

Why This Is a Healthy Potato Leek Soup

• There are no artificial sweeteners in this great recipe. It's the perfect soup all made from simple ingredients.
• Leeks are rich in vitamins and minerals, especially Vitamin K, which may reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
• Hearty potatoes are a good source of fibre, which can help you lose weight by keeping you full fuller for longer.
• This healthy tattie soup recipe is only 156 calories per serving.
• And best of all this comforting soup is guilt free as unlike other potato soup recipes it's not made from any heavy cream or butter!

How To Make Potato Leek Soup

Detailed instructions are the recipe card below. But here is a quick step by step of how to make potato leek soup:

1. Heat the cooking oil spray or olive oil in the large pot or large saucepan. Once the oil is hot, turn down to a low heat.
2. Sauté the leeks for approximately 3 – 4 minutes, but do not allow them to burn.
3. Add the chopped potatoes and vegetable stock.
4. Bring to the boil and simmer over a medium heat for about 30 minutes until the potato chunks are soft. Then turn off the heat and allow to cool a little.
5. Using a potato masher or blender / hand blender / food processor, mash / blend the soup to a required creamy texture.
6. Add the mustard (optional) and season to taste with salt and pepper.
7. Garnish with parsley and serve with crusty bread.

How To Make Variations Of This Soup

• Leave it chunky. You can serve a classic potato leek soup by not blending at all.
• If you don't mind it being not vegetarian then add in a few bits of chopped bacon.
• Stir a little crème fraîche in to the puréed soup.
• Add in some other vegetables. Carrots, parsnips, spinach or kale are also great to add in if you want to have a chunky vegetable potato leek soup.
• Top with some homemade croutons. Just take 1 slice of wholemeal bread, toast it and cut up into small croutons.

Equipment

For this Scottish Leek and Potato Soup you may need…

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Equipment

• Saucepans
• Kitchen scale
• Kitchen knives
• Measuring jug
• Chopping board
• Wooden spoon
• Peeler
• Potato masher
• Soup ladle

This is the set of pans I recommend for cooking with.

The set includes 16, 18, 20 cm saucepans, 1 x 14 cm milk pan and 1 x 24 cm fry pan.

The pans are suitable for all hobs including induction.

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