665921 Mon Nov 09 14:44:07 -0800 2009 8 31 Home Cooking 0 5168208 I'm going to a potluck where the theme is "French cuisine". My course is soup. It must be vegetarian. I'd prefer not to do french onion soup. Any other ideas? Mon Nov 09 14:44:07 -0800 2009 92823 milklady 1 5168224 French Onion is traditionally made with beef stock so I would not do that. I would do a potato leek soup- great either chilled or hot. A cream of celeriac soup might be nice too. Mon Nov 09 14:48:56 -0800 2009 5168208 158016 cassoulady 2 5168251 I was totally going to suggest potato and leek too. I have made it with bacon before but I actually prefer it without! Mon Nov 09 15:01:28 -0800 2009 5168224 76054 daily_unadventures 1 5168316 or a provencal lentil soup would be nice too. Potato and Leek was my second thought. Ina Garten's Provencal Lentil soup (I just sub vegetable stock for the chicken broth) http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/provencal-vegetable-soup-recipe/index.html Mon Nov 09 15:20:45 -0800 2009 5168208 264146 kubasd 1 5168398 You might give some thought to a Pistou made with veggie stock if you can get really nice veggies. Mon Nov 09 15:44:54 -0800 2009 5168208 14405 TomSwift 2 5168444 I can get great veggies. I don't think I've ever had/made a pistou. I'll have to look into that. Mon Nov 09 16:10:10 -0800 2009 5168398 92823 milklady 3 5168461 Mastering the Art vol. I has a delicious recipe. I also would make my own veggie stock rather than use canned/boxed. Mon Nov 09 16:18:18 -0800 2009 5168444 14405 TomSwift 4 5168542 It also has one for Potage Parmentier (leek/potato), which IIRC is vegetarian and was the first dish made in the Julie/Julia project. Mon Nov 09 16:45:57 -0800 2009 5168461 159317 greygarious 1 5183654 I ended up making a provencal lentil soup -- le puy lentils, veggies, herbs de provence. It worked out great, especially since the other dishes were very dairy-heavy. Sun Nov 15 14:05:22 -0800 2009 5168208 92823 milklady