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    February 21, 2021

    Healthy Potage aux Légumes - French Vegetable Soup

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    Potage aux Légumes is a French vegetable soup that has been blended until there are no visible chunks left. It can also be known as soupe passée or soupe moulinée. Similar to a creamed soup, except that there does not need to be any cream. My French Grandmother-in-law loves to serve a Potage aux Légumes to her family. There is something so nurturing about it. Your tummy is not feeling well? Here, I made you a Potage. You are sad? Have some Potage. Paired with a crusty baguette and some cheese, it is the quintessential French meal.

    Why French Vegetable Soup is the best!

    Skip the baguette and the cheese and Potage aux Légumes becomes the French woman’s diet trick whenever she is looking to shed a few kilos. The soup is rich and satisfying enough to be a light meal but doesn’t use any other ingredients except soup stock and vegetables. C’est tout!

    Potage aux légumes
    Potage aux Légumes

    Mireille Guiliano, author of the book, French Women Don't Get Fat (I highly recommend!) has a great Basic Vegetable Soup Recipe as well that was passed to her by her mother.

    two bowls of French vegetable soup with a fresh baked baguette and cheese

    I first started to cook Potage aux Légumes years ago as a knee-jerk reaction to throwing out too many vegetables at the end of the week. I hated to see beautiful, fresh vegetables go to waste at the bottom of my fridge whenever I didn’t have the time or energy to cook as much as I had expected. Since then, making a French Vegetable Soup has become a ritual to me. I always make sure to have bouillon cubes on hand to make a petit Potage whenever the mood, or the need, strikes!

    Equipment Needed to Make French Vegetable Soup

    • Soup Pot – I use this 8 QT Le Creuset stock pot for my Potage aux Légumes
    • Immersion Blender. Yes, you can use a regular blender for this soup as well but I find it is always so messy. I use my immersion blender on a weekly basis.

    French Vegetable Soup Recipe

    making Potage aux légumes ingredients: tomatoes, zucchini, potatoes, carrots, garlic and bouillon

    Here is one example of a Potage aux Légumes that I love but please experiment with whatever you have in your fridge! It is nearly impossible to make a bad Potage!

    Potage aux Légumes or French Vegetable Soup Ingredients

    • 1 large tomato
    • 2 cups cherry Tomatoes
    • 1 bunch of carrots (about 7 carrots)
    • 5 nugget potatoes
    • 3 small zucchini
    • 2 Cloves of Garlic
    • 1 bouillon cube (vegetable or chicken - your preference)
    • 2 tbsps olive oil
    • 4 cups of water

    Before you begin cooking

    Peel the potatoes and the carrots. Roughly chop all the vegetables into halves or quarters. The soup will be blended at the end so precision is not necessary.

    How to make French Vegetable Soup

    making Potage aux légumes vegetables in a stock pot
    • Drizzle olive oil in the bottom of a soup pot.
    • Add the garlic to the hot oil. Let sear lightly.
    • Add in all the veggies at once.
    • Pour enough water to cover. This is KEY! Too much water and the soup is no good. You want to barely cover all the vegetables. If needed you can add more water at the end. Let simmer on medium heat for about a half hour until all the vegetables are cooked through. The potatoes should break apart with your spoon.
    • Turn off the heat.
    • Mix with a mixing wand until smooth. Adjust the seasoning if needed.If you don’t have a hand mixer, I recommend the investment. They are much easier to use than blenders when making soup. I have used my kitchen aid immersion blender for over 8 years now for everything from guacamole to baby food to soups.
    making Potage aux légumes what the vegetables look like after they have boiled for French Vegetable soup

    How to serve French Vegetable Soup

    Serve as is or with a drizzle of olive oil over the top for a light meal.

    Potage aux légumes, French Vegetable soup in a serving bowl with a fresh baked baguette

    Freshly baked baguette (my baguettes for beginners makes it easy to have Fresh baked baguettes at home) and cheese is the perfect accompaniment to a good Potage for a typical French déjeuner (lunch) or souper (dinner).

    Potage aux Légumes also makes for a great first course for a family meal. (I love a first course that you can cook in advance! It takes the pressure off when entertaining)

    Potage aux légumes can keep up to 5 days in the fridge or else freezes beautifully. I often make Potage aux Légumes as part of my Freezer Meal Batch Cooking.

    Baby Led Weaning Hack: I take a couple vegetables out of the soup before mixing to feed my baby (once they have cooled, of course!) as part of Baby led Weaning.

    More Le Chef's Wife Soup Recipes

    You can find all of my favorite Soup Recipes here: Soup Sunday

    Including:

    Magical Leek Soup

    French Lentil Soup

    Fancy Cream of Cauliflower Soup

    French Onion Soup Gratinée

    Did you make this recipe? Let me know by leaving a comment and a star rating on the recipe. I greatly appreciate it and respond to every comment!

    Au plaisir,

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    Potage aux légumes

    Healthy Potage aux Légumes - French Vegetable Soup

    ★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
    • Author: lechefswife
    • Prep Time: 5 minutes
    • Cook Time: 30 minutes
    • Total Time: 35 minutes
    • Yield: 6 1x
    • Category: Soup
    • Cuisine: vegan, vegetarian, diet, healthy
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    Description

    Potage aux légumes is a French vegetable soup that has been blended until there are no visible chunks left. Nourishing and flavorful, a good potage is a great way to eliminate food waste and also a French woman's secret weapon for keeping slim.


    Ingredients

    Scale
    • 1 large tomato
    • 2 cups cherry Tomatoes
    • 1 bunch of carrots (about 7 carrots)
    • 5 nugget potatoes
    • 3 small zucchini
    • 2 Cloves of Garlic
    • 1 bouillon cube (vegetable or chicken - your preference)
    • 2 tbsps olive oil
    • 4 cups of water

    Instructions

    1. Peel the potatoes and the carrots. Roughly chop all the vegetables into halves or quarters. The soup will be blended at the end so precision is not necessary
    2. Drizzle olive oil in the bottom of a soup pot
    3. Add the garlic to the hot oil. Let sear lightly.
    4. Add in all the veggies at once.
    5. Pour enough water to cover. This is KEY! Too much water and the soup is no good. You want to barely cover all the vegetables. If needed you can add more water at the end. Let simmer on medium heat for about a half hour until all the vegetables are cooked through, stirring occasionally. The potatoes should break apart with your spoon.
    6. Turn off the heat

    7. Mix with a mixing wand until smooth. Adjust the seasoning if needed.If you don’t have a hand mixer, I recommend the investment. They are much easier to use than blenders when making soup. I have used my kitchen aid immersion blender for over 8 years now for everything from guacamole to baby food to soups.

    Notes

    Chef's Wife Tips:

    Make sure the water doesn't completely cover the vegetables before cooking - it is the key to getting the right consistency of soup. You can always add more water at the end if needed

    Potage aux legumes can be made with any mix of vegetables. It is a great way to eliminate food waste. In my experience as long as I have a starchy vegetable like potato or sweet potato, the consistency has that creaminess to it that I love.

    Serve with a homemade French Baguette for an incredible French meal.

    Keywords: soup recipe, french recipe, french soup, healthy soup, vegan soup, diet soup

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    Comments

    1. Heidi Leonhard says

      March 29, 2021 at 6:44 am

      I guess this recipe was written for Australians in February and not the places where it will be quite a while before local or regional tomatoes and zucchini are available in any area of the US or Europe.

      Reply
      • lechefswife says

        March 31, 2021 at 7:38 pm

        I agree Heidi, the soup is SO much better made with fresh, seasonal vegetables. I do like to make this soup all year round, however; usually with whatever vegetables I have leftover in the fridge. It is my preferred method of eliminating food waste and stocking healthy foods in my freezer. Thank you for your comment!

        Reply
    2. Roxana says

      August 01, 2022 at 4:21 pm

      I make this soup every other week and i enjoy it raw, without making it creamy. It's my go to easy peasy soup recipe. And the garlic it gives such a wonderful flavour.

      Thank you for all your tricks that help us to cook better meals for us and our loved ones. And I just love your pottery. Wish I had so many of them.

      Thank you again for all your work!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    3. Billie says

      November 27, 2022 at 9:54 pm

      Came across you on Instagram and this reminds me of the soup my mum makes. I’m going to do this tomorrow!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • lechefswife says

        November 28, 2022 at 3:51 pm

        Thank you so much for your kind comment and for leaving a star rating! I really appreciate it! How did your soup come out? Have a great day!

        Anina Belle

        Reply
    4. Tl says

      November 28, 2022 at 12:45 pm

      Just a friendly fyi,

      On this page:
      https://lechefswife.com/healthy-potage-aux-legumes-french-vegetable-soup/

      In this paragraph, the Baby Led Weaning Links go to an error page (or maybe their site is down):

      Baby Led Weaning Hack: I take a couple vegetables out of the soup before mixing to feed my baby (once they have cooled, of course!) as part of Baby led Weaning.

      I love your blog! Great job. (You can delete this comment entirely if you’d like.)

      Reply
      • lechefswife says

        November 28, 2022 at 3:49 pm

        Thank you so much for letting me know! It helps to have comments like yours to keep my site updated. Thank you! I am glad you are enjoying my blog. Have a wonderful day! Anina Belle

        Reply

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