7 chilled and vichyssoise Recipes

zucchini, onion, chopped, unsalted butter, boiling potatoes, chopped garlic, crumbled saffron threads, chicken broth, turkish or 1/2 california bay leaf, fresh thyme leaves, chilled heavy cream, fresh lemon juice, salt, black pepper, sea scallops (4 oz total), tough muscle removed from side of each if necessary, vegetable oil

sliced leeks, white part only, diced old potatoes or 4 cups baking potatoes, recommended, water, salt , to taste, sour cream or 1/2 cup heavy cream or 1/2 cup creme fraiche, optional, fresh chives or 1 tbsp parsley, minced

butter, sliced leek (white and pale green parts only), cubes peeled russet potato (about 3 oz), low-salt chicken broth, trimmed asparagus (cut from 18 to 20 oz), chilled whipping cream, chopped fresh mint

leek, chopped onion, butter or 1/4 cup margarine, potato (3 medium, i use baking es), salt, white pepper, clear chicken broth, milk, light cream, chilled, snipped chives (to garnish ) (optional)

vegetable oil, onions, diced, soft thyme leaves, bay leaf, garlic clove, finely diced, floury potato, peeled and cut into 1/2in cubes, celeriac, peeled and cut into 1/2in cubes, lemon juice, salt & freshly ground black pepper, chicken stock or 1 3/4 pints vegetable stock, heavy cream, snipped chives or celery leaves, to garnish