Cold Potato Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 potatoes, large, peeled and sliced
• 4 green onions, thinly sliced
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup water
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 12 teaspoons celery salt
• 3 tablespoons chives, chopped for garnish

Recipe

• 1 heat the butter in a large saucepan or dutch oven; add potatoes and green onions.
• 2 cook gently stirring over low heat for about 5 minutes.
• 3 add chicken broth and water. bring to a boil.
• 4 add salt, pepper and bay leaf.
• 5 reduce heat to low. cook over low heat until potatoes and onions are tender, about 15 minutes.
• 6 remove bay leaf.
• 7 puree in blender or press through a fine sieve.
• 8 return soup to the pan.
• 9 add half-and-half, nutmeg and celery salt.
• 10 season to taste.
• 11 reheat soup but do not boil.
• 12 chill soup.
• 13 serve in individual bowls.
• 14 sprinkle with chives.