Creamy Celery Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil or butter
• 1 large onion (diced)
• 5 cloves garlic (minced)
• 6 cups celery (thinly sliced & reserve some leaves for garnishing)
• 2 cups potatoes (peeled & diced)
• 4 cups vegetable or chicken broth
• 1 cup water
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp salt (to taste)
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup parsley (chopped)
• 1/2 cup cream of choice (dairy or plant based)

Instructions

1. 1

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2. 2

   Heat oil in a big pot over medium high, add onion, cook for 5 mins until translucent.

3. 3

   Add garlic & cook until fragrant.

4. 4

   Add celery, potatoes, broth, water, bay leaf, salt & pepper.

5. 5

   Cover, bring to a boil, lower heat & simmer until potatoes are tender (abt 15 mins)

6. 6

   Turn off the heat, remove bay leaf, add parsley & process using an immersion blender until smooth (or if using a regular blender, let cool before blending in small batches)

7. 7

   For make the soup look more “green", add a handful of raw spinach or more fresh parsley & blend.

8. 8

   Reheat soup over low heat, stir in cream of choice & taste to adjust seasoning.

9. 9

   Ladle soup into individual bowls, drizzle more cream, garnish with celery leaves, ground black pepper & extra virgin olive oil (I drizzled cold pressed Nigella seed aka habbatus sauda oil)