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Cream of Celery And Celeriac Soup

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  • Prep Time15 min
  • Total Time55 min
  • Makes6 servings
Two bowls of cream of celery and celeriac soup

Produced by Aimee Nishitoba, Photography by Christie Vuong, Food Styling by Eshun Mott, Prop Styling by Madeleine Johari.

Celery has such a delicate, underrated flavour, while celeriac is far too often overlooked. Together, they go from zero to hero in this luscious soup, which is also fantastic served chilled—like a vichyssoise—in the summer.—Amy Rosen

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp butter

  • 1 sweet onion, such as Vidalia, chopped

  • 5 celery stalks, chopped

  • 1 small celeriac, peeled and chopped

  • 1 medium yellow potato, peeled and chopped

  • 2 bay leaves

  • 1 900-mL carton vegetable broth

  • 1 cup 35% cream

  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt

  • Snipped chives, for garnish (optional)

Instructions

  • Melt butter in a pot set over medium. Add onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 4 to 5 min.

  • Add celery, celeriac, potato and bay leaves. Pour in broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, partially covered, 30 to 40 min. Set aside to cool slightly.

  • Remove and discard bay leaves. Using an immersion or hand blender, purée soup in pot. (Or, working in batches, purée soup in a blender, then return to pot.) Stir in cream and salt. Season with pepper.

  • Return pot to stovetop over low until soup is hot. Ladle soup into bowls. Serve with chives, if desired.

This recipe is part of a feature on cooking with cream—check out these three other decadent recipes, including a delectable chocolate chiffon pie.

See more of our best soup recipes.

Learn more about how to use celeriac.

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