Leek and Potato Soup – Prahran Market

Ingredients

• 80 ml extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to drizzle
• 2 brown onions, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1.4kg desiree, pink eye or pontiac potatoes, peeled & cut into 2cm cubes
• 4 leeks, pale section only, washed, dried, thinly sliced
• 2.5l vegetable stock
• 6 thick slices of day-old bread, crusts removed, cut into 2cm cubes
• 50g pecorino cheese, grated
• 250 thickened cream
• 4 tbsp fresh chives, finely chopped
• Sea salt
• Black pepper