Easy Celeriac Soup

Celeriac soup rocks....a lot.

Mellow and earthy in flavour and perfectly Autumnal, it is super easy and healthy. A steaming bowl full of this on an Autumn day and you might as well be wearing an Aran jumper.

. Celeriac is a vegetable that I have come to rather late in life and I am full of foodie regret. It is savoury in an mushroom/celery kind of a way, I can't get enough......

So this recipe for celeriac soup is simplicity itself. I simply roast it all together and blitz. Swirl some cream in (optional) and butter a bun or as my children say, some of my best bread rolls ever and all is good with the world, even if isn't.

My children still don't do soup so I have it almost all to myself. I do use some in a stew or suchlike if I'm making something appropriate and nobody knows about it.

Sneaky veg woman strikes again...take that pasty carb child....

Celeriac Soup Recipe

This is a soup of autumn comfort and full of roasted earthy goodness. With only a few ingredients you are a mere hour away from a big bellied cuddle in a bowl.

• I simply peel and cut a standard celeriac into 5 cm or so chunks and do the same with a medium white spanish onion.
• I smoosh them in a large roasting tray with a couple of tbsp of garlic oil and a tsp of fine sea salt.

• I pour in some chicken or vegetable stock and roast for an hour covered in silver foil at 200 C/400 F/Gas Mark 6

• All that remains is to carefully remove from the oven and blitz to a puree. I have a food processor so I do it in there but you could decant to a large saucepan and use a hand held blender.

• I usually find I need to add 250 mls of double strength stock ( I make 250 mls stock using the stock ingredients for 500 mls) to get the right thickness and I do like to add some double cream, about 4 tbsps.
• This is entirely optional. You also need to carefully season.

Tips For Celeriac Soup

• Only use one onion as the celeriac is a mellow flavour and easily lost.
• Store covered in the fridge.
• Add to stews and pasta for sneaky veg additions.
• You can freeze in a stout tupperware container for up to a month. Defrost in the fridge.
• Add 4 tbsps cream for added luxury.
• To make this dairy free omit the cream and check that your stock is dairy free.
• Season carefully.
• Serve with Cheese Scones, Cheese and Onion Scones or Savoury Muffins as sides.

What about these other outstanding soup recipes?

Baked Onion And Garlic Cream Soup

 Tuscan Tomato Bread Soup

Do let me know how you get on in the comment below. I would love to hear from you. x