Celeriac and apple soup

Name: Celeriac and apple soup | Asda Good Living
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1tbsp rapeseed oil; 20g unsalted butter; 1 large onion, chopped; Whole celeriac, peeled and cut into 2cm cubes; 2 eating apples, peeled, cored and cut into 2cm chunks; 1 bay leaf; 1tbsp thyme leaves, plus extra, to serve; 2 reduced-salt vegetable stock cubes, made up to 900ml with boiling water; 3tbsp single cream; 75g Extra Special Butler's Farmhouse Blue Cheese, crumbled; 30g walnuts, toasted and chopped

Hearty celeriac gives a velvety texture to this dish, while the apples add sweetness

By Asda Good Living,28th September 2018

(12 votes)

Cook: 35 Mins

Serves: 6

Price: 61p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 326g serving contains

Energy
942kj
225kcal

11%

Fat
14.7g

Med
21%

Saturates
6.2g

Med
31%

Sugars
10.1g

Med
11%

Salt
1.11g

Med
19%

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
289kj/69kcal

Ingredients

1tbsp rapeseed oil

20g unsalted butter

1 large onion, chopped

Whole celeriac, peeled and cut into 2cm cubes

2 eating apples, peeled, cored and cut into 2cm chunks

1 bay leaf

1tbsp thyme leaves, plus extra, to serve

2 reduced-salt vegetable stock cubes, made up to 900ml with boiling water

3tbsp single cream

75g Extra Special Butler's Farmhouse Blue Cheese, crumbled

30g walnuts, toasted and chopped

Method

Heat the oil and butter in a large pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and fry for 2-3 mins until soft. Add the celeriac. Cook for 4-5 mins.

Add the apples, bay leaf, reserving the extra for the garnish. Add the stock to the pan, bring to the boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 25 mins until the celeriac is tender.

Remove from the heat and take out the bay leaf. Blitz with a handheld blender and swirl in the cream.

Divide between 6 bowls and scatter over the blue cheese, walnuts and the reserved thyme. Serve immediately.