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Hearts of Palm and Leek Soup

A creamy soup made with hearts of palm, leeks, garlic, onion, and tomato, finished with whipping cream.

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Why it works: Garlic and onion match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Hearts of Palm and Leek Soup

Ingredients

Directions

Make the soup

  1. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.

  2. Saute garlic, onion, and leeks for about 5 minutes.

  3. Add all but 2 tablespoons of the hearts of palm and saute for another 2 minutes.

  4. Add the vegetable broth and simmer for 15 minutes.

  5. Add salt and pepper to taste and remove from the heat.

  6. Allow to cool for 5 minutes.

  7. Stir in the whipping cream, and ladle the mixture into a blender or food processor.

  8. Blend until smooth, return to pan and gently reheat.

Garnish and serve

  1. Meanwhile, mix the tomato, scallion, and reserved hearts of palm for garnish.

  2. When soup is heated through, top with garnish.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

246Calories
3 gProtein
19 gFat
18 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  3. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  5. Onion + leektop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,326 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Hearts of palm
Provides the main body and mild, delicate flavor of the soup.
Whipping cream
Adds richness and a smooth, velvety texture to the blended soup.
Vegetable broth
Forms the liquid base that carries the flavors and gives the soup its volume.
Onion
Builds a sweet, savory aromatic base as it softens in the oil.
Leeks
Contribute a mild, sweet onion-like flavor to the soup base.

The step that matters

Blend until smooth, then gently reheat. Blending hot, starchy vegetables gives a smooth texture, while boiling cream can cause it to separate. Gentle heat keeps the whipping cream silky and stable.

Swap the leek

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, garlic, onion, pepper, cream, tomato):

  1. Spinachfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Potatofits better
  4. Leekthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, garlic, onion, pepper, cream, tomato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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