Creamy Apple and Celery Root Soup with Grilled Cheddar, Bacon and Apple Honey Mustard Sandwich

Name: Creamy Apple and Celery Root Soup with Grilled Cheddar, Bacon and Apple Honey Mustard Sandwich
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters apple butter; 12 slices good quality smoky bacon; 1 bay leaf; 1 stick butter, softened; 1 large celeriac (celery root), 1 1/4 pounds, peeled and chopped; 946 milliliters chicken stock, homemade or store-bought; 237 milliliters heavy cream or creme fraiche; 59 milliliters grainy Dijon mustard; 3 Tbsps EVOO; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh thyme; 3 larges Gala or other crispy, sweet apples, 2 peeled and chopped, 1 sliced; 79 milliliters honey; 1 Idaho potato, peeled and chopped; 1 lemon, juiced; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 1 onion, chopped; 2 parsnips, peeled and chopped; 340 grams super sharp white Cheddar, sliced; 8 slices 1/2-inch thick, good quality white bread; 118 milliliters Calvados apple liquor or 1/2 cup Sauterne (citrusy) wine

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Creamy Apple and Celery Root Soup with Grilled Cheddar, Bacon and Apple Honey Mustard Sandwich It is perfect for The Fourth Of July. A mixture of juice of lemon, smoky bacon, bread, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the bacon you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Buckle as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 55 minutes.

Instructions

For the soup, heat the EVOO, 3 turns of the pan, in a soup pot or large Dutch oven.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Soup

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Dutch Oven

Frying Pan

Add the chopped celeriac, parsnips, potato, onion, bay and thyme. Season with salt and pepper and cook, partially covered, to soften, 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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Salt And Pepper

Celeriac

Parsnip

Potato

Onion

Thyme

Add the apples and lemon juice and cook 5 minutes more. Then deglaze the pan with the Calvados or

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Lemon Juice

Calvados

Apple

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Frying Pan

Sauterne and add the chicken stock. Simmer over medium-low heat, 20 to 25 minutes more. Then remove the bay leaf and puree the soup. If too thick, add 1 cup water to puree.

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Chicken Stock

Bay Leaves

Water

Soup

Add the cream or creme fraiche, turn off the heat, cool and store for a make-ahead meal.

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Creme Fraiche

Cream

Butter one side of each slice of bread.

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Butter

Bread

Combine the apple butter, honey and mustard and spread over opposite sides of the bread. With the buttered-side facing out, build the cheese sandwiches and individually wrap for make-ahead.

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Apple Butter