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Cream of Celery Soup

A whole head of celery sweated with onion, simmered soft and puréed silky with cream, then crowned with a crunchy salad of celery leaves, walnuts, plump raisins and celery seed.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on45 min
  • Total1 h 19 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 30 gunsalted butter, 2 tbsp
  • 1 headcelery, cut into 2.5 cm pieces; leafy tops chopped and kept separate
  • 1small onion, diced
  • to tastekosher salt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
  • 1.4 Lvegetable stock or water, 6 cups

Topping

  • 60 gwalnuts, lightly toasted, roughly chopped (about 1/2 cup)
  • 75 graisins, plumped in warm water 15 minutes, drained (about 1/2 cup)
  • 1 tspcelery seed
  • to tasteextra-virgin olive oil, a few drops
  • 240 mlheavy cream, 1 cup

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Tree nuts
  • Walnut
  • Celery
  • Sulfites
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Carrot
  • Black and white pepper
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Blender

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Meal prep

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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