Roasted celeriac and apple soup recipe
Pair sweet and earthy celeriac with tangy apple, sage and thyme to create this simple soup recipe. The roasted celeriac adds a wonderful velvety texture, making this dish a tasty winter warmer that's perfect for serving up on cold days.
See method- Serves 4
- 15 mins to prepare, 1 hr 50 mins to cook
- 337 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 1 celeriac, cut into large cubes
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 bramley apple
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 celery stick, trimmed and diced
- 1 garlic clove, minced or crushed
- 2 thyme sprigs, leaves picked
- few sage leaves, plus extra chopped sage leaves, to garnish (optional)
- 900ml vegetable stock
- 65g smoked cubed pancetta
- ½ white bloomer loaf, cut into 2.5cm cubes
- 2 tbsp crème fraîche, plus extra to serve (optional)
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- Energy
- 1410kJ 337.0kcal
- Fat
- 16g
- Saturates
- 4g
- Salt
- 3.1g
- Sugars
- 13g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 40.6gProtein 10.3gFibre 3.8g
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- Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180ºC.
- Put the celeriac in a large mixing bowl and toss with 1 tbsp olive oil and season well. Arrange on a baking tray and bake for 1 hr.
- Peel, core and dice the apple. Heat another 1 tbsp oil in a large deep saucepan. Add the apple, onion, celery, garlic and thyme leaves and fry over a medium heat until it begins to soften. Add the celeriac, sage and vegetable stock. Season well and simmer for 30 mins.
- Heat a dry frying pan over a medium-high heat and add the pancetta. Reduce the heat and cook until crisp.
- Meanwhile, put the bread cubes on a baking tray. Drizzle with the remaining 1 tbsp olive oil. Turn to coat, then season well and toast in the oven for 4-5 mins, until golden brown all over.
- Whizz the soup until smooth in a food processor or using a stick blender, adding the crème fraîche as you blend. Add some extra hot water to loosen, if necessary.
- Serve the soup in bowls topped with the pancetta and croutons, then add extra crème fraîche and a few chopped sage leaves, if you like, to serve.
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