Cream of Potato Soup with Roasted Garlic and Mussels

Ingredients

• Cream of Potato Soup

  • 10 small cloves garlic, peeled and halved
  • 3 tbsp (45 ml) olive oil
  • 2 leeks, chopped
  • 3 russet potatoes, peeled and diced (about 3 cups)
  • 5 cups (1.25 litres) chicken broth

• Garlic Chips

  • 3 small cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced on a mandolin
  • 3 tbsp (45 ml) canola oil

• Mussels

  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) white wine
  • 1 shallot, peeled and chopped
  • 2.2 lb (1 kg) fresh mussels, scrubbed clean and trimmed
  • Salt and pepper