Celery-Celeriac Soup with Roquefort Croutons

Name: Celery-Celeriac Soup with Roquefort Croutons
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 4 inches thick) slices French bread baguette; 1 Tbsp butter; 946 milliliters chopped peeled celeriac (celery root; about 2 medium); 473 milliliters thinly sliced celery; 794 grams fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth; 1 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper; 59 milliliters half-and-half; 237 milliliters thinly sliced leek (about 1 large); 237 milliliters 2% reduced-fat milk; 57 grams 1/2 cup crumbled Roquefort cheese; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters chopped shallots; 2 thyme sprigs; 237 milliliters water; 355 milliliters cubed peeled Yukon gold potato

Celery-Celeriac Soup with Roquefort Croutons is a vegetarian soup. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains about 6g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 134 calories. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. A mixture of roquefort cheese, thyme sprigs, milk, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

To prepare soup, melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat.

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Butter

Soup

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Dutch Oven

Add leek and shallots; cook 5 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Stir in celeriac and next 5 ingredients (through bay leaves); bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in celery, milk, salt, and pepper; simmer 10 minutes (do not boil).

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Bay Leaves

Vegetable

Celeriac

Shallot

Celery

Pepper

Leek

Milk

Salt

Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes. Discard bay leaves and thyme.

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Bay Leaves

Thyme

Place half of celery mixture in a blender; process until smooth.

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Celery

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Blender

Pour pureed celery mixture into a large bowl. Repeat procedure with remaining celery mixture. Stir in half-and-half.

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Celery

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Bowl

Preheat broiler.

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Broiler

To prepare croutons, arrange bread in a single layer on a baking sheet; coat with cooking spray. Broil 1 minute or until golden. Turn bread over; sprinkle each bread slice with 1 tablespoon cheese. Broil 1 minute or until cheese melts; cool 1 minute on baking sheet.

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Cooking Spray

Croutons

Cheese

Bread

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Baking Sheet

Place bread on a cutting board; cut each bread slice into 6 wedges to form croutons. Ladle about 1 cup soup into each of 8 bowls; top each serving with 6 croutons.

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Croutons

Bread

Soup

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Cutting Board