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Creamy celery root soup garnished with fresh parsley.
Celery root cream soup served with crispy croutons and fresh herbs.

Creamy Celery Root Soup

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Soups

Celery root is a polarizing vegetable, but it becomes tamed in cream soup form. During cooking, strong essential oils evaporate or transform, bringing the vegetable's natural sweetness to the fore. Starch from potatoes or croutons, plus fat from cream, make this soup silky and filling.

🕒 Prep Time 15 mins
🍳 Cook Time 25 mins
⌛ Total Time 40 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 220 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Hungarian

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Pot
  • Immersion blender
  • Peeling knife

Allergen Information

⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Wheat

Instructions

1 ✓

Peel celery root and potato, wash, and cut into uniform cubes. Chop onion.

Tip: The potato thickens the soup naturally with its own starch, so no flour is needed.
2 ✓

Melt butter in pot and sauté onion until translucent. Toss in celery and potato, sauté 2-3 minutes.

Tip: Sautéing in butter (caramelization) brings out the celery's nutty aroma.
3 ✓

Pour in broth, season with salt and white pepper, and cook covered until tender (approx. 20 mins).

Tip: White pepper suits light cream soups better as it doesn't show black specks and has a milder taste.
4 ✓

Puree until completely smooth with immersion blender.

Tip: Watch out for hot splatter! Keep blender below liquid level.
5 ✓

Add cream, simmer for a minute.

Tip: If you want it thicker, boil longer to evaporate water.
6 ✓

Serve with toasted bread cubes.

Tip: Crunchy texture (crouton) is an essential contrast to the creamy soup.

Recipe FAQ

Celery turned brown after peeling.
Celery root oxidizes in air (like apples). Drizzle with lemon juice or place in water until use.
Soup remained too fibrous.
If you feel strings after blending, pass it through a fine sieve.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Celery Root (Celeriac)
  • 1 medium Potato (for thickening)
  • 1 small Onion
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 4 cups Vegetable Broth (or water)
  • 3/4 cup Heavy Cream
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 0.5 tsp White Pepper
  • 1 cup Croutons (for serving)