Name: St. Patrick's Day Potato Soup With Pesto
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 larges baking potatoes, peeled, sliced; 473 milliliters lightly packed fresh basil leaves; 1 bay leaf; 59 milliliters butter; 2 Tbsps buttermilk or 2 tablespoons sour cream; 1 stalk celery, trimmed, chopped; 355 milliliters chicken broth; 118 milliliters extra virgin olive oil; 1 sprig fresh thyme; 1 large garlic clove; 4 garlic cloves, peeled, crushed; 237 milliliters heavy cream; 1 medium leek, rinsed, chopped (white part only); 1 small onion, chopped; 118 milliliters grated pecorino romano cheese; 2 Tbsps pine nuts or 1 1/2 tablespoons walnuts; 1 teaspoons salt; 4 servings salt & freshly ground black pepper