Creamy Celery Root Soup Recipes

CREAMY CELERY ROOT SOUP

Steps:

• Cut the top and a small amount of the bottom off of the celery root. Carefully cut the interior out leaving about a 1.5 cm (approximately 1/2 inch) border to form a bowl shape. Soak in lemon water to keep from browning.
• Cut the insides of the celery root into small cubes along with the onion and potatoes.
• Melt the butter in a large pan and sauté the onion until softened. Add the potatoes and celery root and sauté briefly. Deglaze with the wine and vegetable broth. Season with salt and pepper, cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes. Puree with an immersion blender until smooth. Season with a pinch of nutmeg and stir in the lemon juice.
• Cut the white bread into cubes. Melt the butter in a skillet and toast the bread crumbs until crispy on all sides. Drain on paper towels. Add the celery root leaves to the pan and sauté in the butter until crisp.
• Stir the heavy cream into the soup just before serving. Ladle into the celery root bowls and garnish with the croutons and celery root leaves.

CREAMY CELERY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large (4-quart) saucepan over medium heat. Add celery, onion, and potato; season with salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables begin to soften, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Add 6 cups water to saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, and simmer until vegetables are very tender, about 20 minutes.
• Working in batches, puree soup until smooth. (To prevent splattering, fill blender only halfway, and allow the heat to escape: Remove cap from hole in lid; cover lid with a dish towel, holding down firmly while blending.) Return soup to pan; stir in lemon juice, and season with salt. Serve, garnished with celery leaves.

CREAM OF CELERY SOUP

Steps:

• Pour the chicken stock into a large pot, and bring to a boil. Add the celery, carrots and onion to the pot.
• Whisk together the flour, salt, pepper, and milk; add to the pot along with the margarine.
• Boil for 10 minutes, then strain out the vegetables by pouring through a sieve, or if the vegetables are large enough, a colander may be used.

CREAM OF CELERY ROOT SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add celery roots, onions and celery. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover and cook until tender, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. Add garlic, celery salt and cayenne pepper and stir 1 minute. Add vermouth and boil until most of liquid evaporates, about 8 minutes. Add stock. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are very tender, about 15 minutes. Puree soup in blender in batches until smooth. Return to saucepan. Add cream. Simmer until thickened to desired consistency, about 5 minutes. Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with chives and serve.

CREAMY CELERY ROOT SOUP (CELERIAC SOUP)

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the garlic, onion and bay leaf. Sauté for 3-5 minutes, until the onion is translucent and the garlic is fragrant.
• Add the cubed celeriac, cauliflower florets, chicken broth, sea salt, and black pepper to the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 20 minutes, until the celeriac is tender.
• Remove from the heat and remove the bay leaf. Add the heavy cream. Blend with an immersion blender, until the soup is smooth and creamy. Simmer for 5 more minutes.
• To serve, top soup with optional toppings, if desired.

CHILLED CREAM OF CELERY ROOT SOUP

Steps:

• Peel the celery root and dice into 1/2-inch cubes.
• Place it in a steamer and steam over boiling water for 10 minutes, or until tender enough to be easily mashed.
• Remove celery root from steamer and reserve one cup of liquid.
• Put one-third of the celery root and the reserved liquid in a blender.
• Blend until smooth, alternately adding the remaining celery root along with the buttermilk, salt and white pepper.
• Blend until smooth.
• Pour into a bowl and add the chopped chives.
• Mix thoroughly.
• Chill before serving.
• Serve in chilled soup bowls or mugs.

CREAMY ROOT VEGGIE SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Cook and stir onion in bacon drippings 6-8 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Add celery root, parsnips, stock and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, 30-40 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Remove bay leaf., Puree soup using an immersion blender. Or, cool slightly and puree in batches in a blender; return to pan. Stir in cream, 2 teaspoons thyme, salt, pepper and nutmeg; heat through. Top servings with bacon and additional thyme.

CREAM OF CELERY SOUP

Steps:

• in a large dutch oven, saute onion til translucent.
• add garlic and saute just a couple minutes.
• add the rest of the ingredients and cook 20 minutes or until potatoes are soft.
• puree ingredients with a stick blender
• add water or milk to thin (or cream if you wish!).

CREAMY CELERY ROOT SOUP WITH HAM

Steps:

• In a 4-quart saucepan, melt butter. Add leeks, celery and salt. Cover and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, quarter celery root and thickly peel, using a knife. Cut into 1-inch dice. Add celery root, potato, 6 cups water, ham bone and herb bundle to pot, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, until potato is tender, about 30 minutes.
• Discard herb bundle. Remove ham bone, remove meat from bone, chop meat and return meat to soup. Using an immersion blender, purée soup. Add cream, if desired, and heat. Taste and add salt if needed. Ladle soup into bowls and season with white pepper. Garnish with herbs, and serve.

CREAM OF CELERY SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add celery and onions. Cover and cook until very tender, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. Stir in celery root, potato, garlic and celery salt. Add 2 cans broth; cover and simmer until all vegetables are very tender, about 30 minutes. Puree in blender in batches. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)
• Pour soup into large saucepan. Add cream; bring to simmer, stirring often. Thin with more broth if necessary. Season with salt and pepper. Ladle into bowls.