Cream of Potato with Truffle Oil and Black Truffle Shavings

This afternoon, my husband and I went to pick our Christmas trees. Thanksgiving has now passed and it is time to get ready for Christmas. Though everything is already set for Christmas ( aisles are filled with Christmas items, and Christmas music is playing everywhere), I am not quite ready for it. It is too warm. 70 degrees outside… And I am not ready for another year to end;-( time passes too fast.

Well since it was getting close to dinner time, the recurrent question was asked once more: What’s for dinner… This time a soup was suggested. Except that the soup is not one that I eat and certainly not that my children would have eaten. So instead of cooking an onion soup, I opted for a Cream of potato. It is easy to do, and you can dress it as you like. You can make it homey with bacon and Cheddar cheese, or more refine with truffle oil. I had purchased some great olive oils at the Santa Shops a few weeks ago and thought it would be a great occasion to use them. This olive oil company is called Palmetto Olive oil. Co. It is located in Greenville, Sc on 2247 Augusta Street. If you have a chance to go there, please check it out. It is very reasonable and their oils have the best flavors. www.palmettooliveoilco.com

Ingredients: 1 yellow onion, 2 leeks chopped very thinly ( rinse well, and only use the white and light green part of the leeks), 2 lbs or 10 small gold potatoes, 4-5 cups of broth, 2 tbsp of butter, 4 tbsp of truffle oil.

In a large pot, add 2 tbsp of truffle oil and 2 tbsp of butter and cook until it starts sizzling. Add the chopped onion and cook for a minute or 2 on low/ medium temperature. Add the chopped leeks and cook again for 1-2 minutes. The onion and leeks should not burn or become golden. Add the diced potatoes and sweat them also. Throw in the 4 cups of broth and bring to boil. Lower the temperature and cook for 30 minutes. With a mixer, mix the soup and add 1 more cup of broth if you deem necessary ( I did not..) The soup should be thick but still liquid. Add 2 tbsp of truffle oil and stir well.

To serve, spoon the soup in fancy glasses. I used martini glasses. Drizzle 1 tsp of truffle oil in each glass and shave some of the truffle above the soup ( if you have some.. It can be very expensive.. so it is optional). Et voila!!!