1 Heat the oil in a large pan and tip in the onion, potatoes and bacon. Cook for 5 minutes ... vegetables are completely tender. 3 Blitz the soup with a hand blender, then pour in the milk.
Remove the bay leaves, add the cream and the crumbled blue cheese and transfer to a liquidiser. Whiz the soup until it is smooth and velvety. Return to the saucepan to re-heat, tasting and ...
Melt the butter in a lidded saucepan and fry the bacon until golden-brown ... You can also blend the soup in a food processor - though I find this method produce too smooth a result.