Celery soups

CELERY,CHICKEN ,SPRING ONION AND SOY SAUCE SOUP

CELERY,CHICKEN AND MARJORAM SOUP

CELERY, CHEESE AND CHIVE SOUP

CELERY, CHEESE AND GREEN PEPPER SOUP
In this recipe for celery soup I have made 4 variations on the same basic theme. The basic ingredient for the soup is celery . I have made all 4 soups of a very light consistency to be eaten in summer and spring. They have more liquid and less bulk as compared to my meal soups.

Basic celery Soup Ingredients

4 cloves of garlic peeled and diced very fine

2 onions diced fine

2 parsnips peeled and diced fine

1 large whole celery, washed and diced

At least 2 pints of stock , homemade vegetable or chicken or cubes of stock, Swiss bullion is good as well, but watch how much additional salt you add.

olive oil for frying

salt and pepper to taste

Method

1. Put olive oil into a pan on medium heat

2. Add the garlic and onions and fry sweat on a medium heat for 5 minutes

3. Add the celery and parsnip and fry /sweat for 10 minutes on a medium heat

4. Add stock to cover about 1 to 2 pints. Add more stock when cooking so that it has a runny consistency.

5. Add salt and pepper to taste

6. Cook until the vegetables are cooked.

7. Put all the soup through a blender to make it smooth. It should be like a liquid in texture so it is light.

Ways to serve the soup

1. Add to the soup cooked chicken, spring onions chopped fine and a swirl of soy sauce for Chicken, celery and soy soup.

2. Add to the soup Tofu diced, slices of red pepper and soy sauce. Make this soup with a miso or vegetable stock to get an Asian flavour for Tofu, celery and soy soup

3. Add grated cheese and green pepper pieces for celery, cheese and green pepper soup.
4. Add Chicken pieces and a favourite fresh herb such as thyme, marjoram to make celery, chicken and herb soup
5. Add cheese and chopped chives for celery,cheese and chive soup

This is a good soup for spring and summer, happy soup making and thanks for reading

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