Celery Soup with Walnuts and Creme Fraiche

Name: Celery Soup with Walnuts and Creme Fraiche
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: 2 Heads of celery (roughly chopped); 2 Large potatoes (peeled and cut 2cm dice); 1 Medium onion (finely chopped); 1L Water; 100g Unsalted butter; 10g Fennel seeds; 50g Walnuts (chopped); 50g Creme Fraiche; to tast Salt and Pepper

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Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 50 mins

Serves: 4

Soup

Ingredients

2 Heads of celery (roughly chopped)
2 Large potatoes (peeled and cut 2cm dice)
1 Medium onion (finely chopped)
1L Water
100g Unsalted butter
10g Fennel seeds
50g Walnuts (chopped)
50g Creme Fraiche
to tast Salt and Pepper

Accompaniment

Description

A delicious winter warming vegetable soup. No stock is required as the flavours will be strong enough.

Method

1
1. Heat the butter in a large saucepan over a medium/high heat

2. Add the onions, celery and fennel seeds and cook for 6-8 minutes

3. Add the potato, cover with a lid and cook for a further 10 minutes

4. Remove the lid, add the water and bring to the boil

5. Simmer for 20 minutes (skim the surface of unwanted residue)

6. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for 10 minutes

7. Blend the soup with a hand blender until smooth

8. Season to taste

9. Serve in a bowl with chopped walnuts and Crème Fraîche as a garnish