by OB Cookie
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1 tablespoon butter Ask a question about this ingredient
1 large onion diced Ask a question about this ingredient
1 large carrot diced Ask a question about this ingredient
1 rib celery diced Ask a question about this ingredient
3 cloves garlic diced Ask a question about this ingredient
1 sprig rosemary chopped Ask a question about this ingredient
1 teaspoon salt Ask a question about this ingredient
6 medium Russet potatoes (about 2 lbs.) peeled and diced into 1" cubes Ask a question about this ingredient
7 cups chicken stock or water Ask a question about this ingredient
1 cup low fat sour cream Ask a question about this ingredient
salt and pepper to taste Ask a question about this ingredient
4 pieces thick cut bacon Ask a question about this ingredient
3 green onions finely sliced Ask a question about this ingredient
3 tablespoons white wine vinegar Ask a question about this ingredient
2 tablespoons olive oil Ask a question about this ingredient
Add butter to large pot on medium high heat and melt
Ask a question about this stepAdd carrot, onion, celery, garlic, rosemary and salt. Saute veggies until onions are soft, about 10 minutes.
Ask a question about this stepAdd potatoes and stock. Cook on medium high until potatoes are very tender, about 20 minutes
Ask a question about this stepTurn off heat, add sour cream and puree in blender or with immersion blender
Ask a question about this stepTo make vinaigrette, cook bacon until crispy on medium high heat. Drain fat onto paper town and chop into small pieces.
Ask a question about this stepTo small bowl stir onions, bacon, vinegar, salt. Add oil and put 1 tbsp of vinaigrette on top of each bowl of soup.
Ask a question about this stepI served this as our 1st course for my better half's birthday dinner. I substituted part of the potatoes with jeruselum artichokes. Smooth and velvety texture, big hit, loved by all. Will definately make again and again.
LUV!! used your vinagarette on some boring cauli- parsnip puree that was just not going to go away! made it a huge hit.
Making this now for dinner tonight - it's already smelling fantastic. I will use 1/2 sour cream and 1/2 milk since I did not have enough sour cream on hand at home. Great soup for a winter night!
I made this tonight....AMAZING!! Thanks for sharing
Couldn't wait to try out a new immersion blender for christimas and this soup was the winner. This is an easy and very delicious soup. The bacon vinaigrette is flavor bomb addtion to the soup. Kudos.
Made this tonite. Ditto what chop chop said. Thanks for this perfect winter soup.
I made this for dinner tonight and got some very enthusiastic thumbs up! The vinaigrette makes the soup go from great to gorgeous. Perfect winter fare!
This does look like a hidden gem! I'll be making this soon.
I made this soup last night for a chilly night dinner with friends, and it was a hit! (served with some fig & feta cornbread, Food & Wine, Nov 2011). Yum!
DELICIOUS!! Such a good, creamy soup, without being super bad for you.
Congrats on your wildcard win! Soup sounds really good, love the bacon vinaigrette idea!
I am totally making this soon! It looks amazing!
Lovely idea for a soup with tang. I have every single ingredient, so it won't be long before this is on our dinner table. Congratulations!
Thanks everybody! I submitted this recipe almost a year ago, but I can assure you it is delicious. I'm honestly not even sure what the wildcard means...will somebody explain? You can see the full accompanying post to this recipe on my blog here http://obcookie.blogspot.com/2010/03/time-to-uproot.html.
Congrats OB Cookie! Basically, a Wildcard win means this recipe will be published in the second food52 cookbook -- plus, you also win $100 gift card from Williams-Sonoma and a sweet prize package from OXO. Wildcards are meant to highlight hidden gems, usually ones that were never entered in one of our weekly contests.
Wonderful recipe - I'm ready for a bowl right now!
Congrats. A great comfort dish for a rainy day.
Whoa!!! I'm making this! Sounds like my absolute fave, German potato salad, in a bowl!! Brilliant. ;o)
Wow, this is another one of those recipes that's so wonderful and I'm amazed that A&M found it! Congrats on the wildcard!
Kristen is the Senior Editor of food52.
I really enjoyed this soup during the winter but feel like making it today since it is quite dreary outside. It really is a comforting meal the cheers you up from the inside, out. Thank you for sharing!