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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  North American >> Canadian >> Canadian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add carrots, leeks, and celery. Cover and cook until vegetables soften slightly, about 10 minutes. Add broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until vegetables are very tender, about 25 minutes. Cool slightly. | 2. Working in batches puree soup in blender until smooth. Return soup to pot. Whisk cream, sour cream and 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil into soup. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper(can be made one day ahead, just cover and chill). | 3. Melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter with remaining 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil in large heavy skillet over medium heat. Add bread cubes and saute until golden brown and crispy -- about 4 minutes. | 4. Bring soup to a simmer over medium heat. Ladle into bowls , mound croutons in centre of each. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and chives and serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
butter	5	tablespoons		427.5	19.6425	13.3575	36.0
carrot	3 1/2	cups	chopped peeled	183.68	42.9184	4.1664	1.0752
leek	1	cup	chopped	54.29	12.5935	1.335	0.267
celery	1/2	cup	chopped	8.08	1.4999	0.3484	0.0859
chicken broth	6	cups	low sodium	468.72	11.34	66.8304	15.7248
whipping cream	1/2	cup		175.2	1.776	1.3019999999999998	18.546
cream	1/2	cup	sour	227.7	5.3245	2.806	22.2525
oriental sesame oil	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
bread cube	2	cups		-	-	-	-
sesame seed	1 1/2	1/2	toasted	427.5	19.6425	13.3575	36.0
chive	2	tablespoons	chopped	1.8	0.261	0.1962	0.0438

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.