Any suggestion on what the simplest and tastiest celery soup recipe is? Thanks! X

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hardlikearmour · Answer

This recipe makes a delish cream of celery soup.  It's good even without the condiments. http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/celery-soup-with-apples-blue-cheese-10000001955948/

boulangere · Answer

I love the clean flavor of celery soup.  Think about this:  in a soup pot sauté an onion in some olive oil with a pinch of salt.  Wash, trim, and fine dice a head of celery.  Add to the pan along with a couple of cloves of peeled, minced garlic.  Sauté until celery softens and sheds some of its water.  Add a quart of good chicken or vegetable stock.  Bring to a simmer and allow to cook with the pot uncovered until it reaches a good flavor concentration.  Start tasting it after about 45 minutes.  If you have an immersion blender, this is a perfect use for it.  Otherwise, pour your soup through a colander set over a large bowl.  Transfer the vegetables to the food processor along with about a cup of the liquid.  Purée until perfectly smooth, adding a bit of liquid if necessary.  Return purée and liquid to the soup pot.  Reheat and season to taste with salt and pepper.  Maybe add the juice of half a lemon to really brighten the flavor.  I hope this is what you're looking for.

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