Idaho® Potato Caribbean Vichyssoise | Idaho Potato Commission

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 sweet onion, roughly chopped
• 5 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
• 2 tablespoons minced ginger
• 1-1/2 tablespoons Madras curry powder
• 1 green apple, peeled, cored, roughly chopped
• 1 hot chile (such as Scotch bonnet), seeds and veins removed, minced
• 1 tablespoon minced lemon zest
• 1 stalk lemongrass, rough outer parts discarded, tender interior finely minced
• 4 large Idaho® potatoes, peeled, roughly chopped
• 6 cups chicken stock
• 2 leeks, washed well, white and light-green parts only, thinly sliced
• 1 Idaho® potato, peeled, diced 1/4 inch
• 1 (15 oz.) can coconut milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• Hot chile peppers, seeds and interior veins removed, diced
• Fresh lemon juice to taste
• Salt and pepper to taste