Creamy Celeriac Soup
Creamy Celeriac Soup (vegan winter warmer)
Creamy Celeriac Soup
Celeriac root may look intimidating (like a Mandrake in Harry Potter’s herbology class), but once you get to know this bulbous veggie, it becomes a wonderful low-carb stand in for potatoes and other root vegetables. Its non-fibrous interior cooks up mildly sweet with a subtle celery flavor, making it the perfect base for our winter warming vegan soup. Choose celeriac that feel heavy for their size and are about as large as a grapefruit. To learn more about celeriac root click here.
The super creamy texture in this healthy plant-based soup comes from cashews. Since the cashews will be cooking along with the celeriac, there is no need to soak them ahead of time (Yay!) Start by cooking your aromatics, the onions, and garlic. While the onions are becoming nice and soft, prepare your celeriac root (directions below). Add veggie stock, diced celeriac, and cashew to the onion mixture and simmer until fork tender. Blend with nutritional yeast and flavorings and you’ve mastered Creamy Celeriac Soup 101! Scroll down for step-by-step directions and pictures.
I really enjoy topping this healthy vegan soup with Maple Tempeh Bacon for additional texture and heartiness. It’s also wonderful paired with your favorite roasted veggies, alongside or right in the soup.
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Ingredients for Creamy Celeriac Soup
Ingredients:
2 medium yellow onions, thinly sliced
¼ cup of water
2 teaspoons of kosher salt (divided)
4 cloves of garlic, minced
4 cups (460 grams) of celeriac root, peeled and diced (about 2 full sized celeriac)
1 quart (4 cups) of vegetable stock
½ cup (75 grams) of cashews
½ cup (30 grams) of nutritional yeast
¼ teaspoon of white pepper
1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
Method for making Creamy Celeriac Soup
Step One-Two:
1. Add the onions and water to a large pot over medium-high heat. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of salt. Cook the onions, stirring frequently to prevent sticking, until soft and translucent and sightly golden. The onions will “sweat” their own liquid as they cook down, but if they begin to dry out, turn down the heat and sprinkle with more water. Be patient here, this will take about 15 minutes.
2.Add the garlic to the onions and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more.
Steps Three-Four:
3. While the onions are cooking, prepare the celeriac root. To do this, cut the gnarled tops and bottoms off so you can set it flat on a cutting board. Using a sharp knife, cut away the rough exterior, exposing the creamy white interior. There will be nooks and crannies that the knife won’t reach. You can remove any hidden dirt with the tip of a vegetable peeler. Then dice the peeled celeriac root into 1” cubes.
4. Pour the vegetable stock into the pot with the onions, followed by the celeriac and cashews. Cover and simmer until the celeriac is fork-tender and the cashews are soft, about 15 minutes.
Steps Five & Six:
5. Transfer the celeriac mixture to a blender container. Add in the nutritional yeast, white pepper, apple cider vinegar, and 1 additional teaspoon of salt. Securely attach the lid to the blender container, leaving the small center hole open for steam to escape. (you can cover this with a cloth to prevent spattering) Blend until completely smooth. This takes 2-3 minutes in a Vitamix but may take longer depending on the type of blender you are using. It’s okay to do this in batches too if your blender won’t hold all the liquid at once.
6. Add the creamy soup back to the pot, to keep warm, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Enjoy along side a dipping sandwich for lunch or create a hearty meal by topping with Maple Tempeh Bacon and roasted veggies.
Creamy Celeriac Soup topped with Maple Tempeh Bacon
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Creamy Celeriac Soup (vegan winter warmer)
Ingredients
Instructions
- Add the onions and water to a large pot over medium high heat. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of salt. Cook the onions, stirring frequently to prevent sticking, until soft and translucent and sightly golden. The onions will “sweat” their own liquid as they cook down, but if they begin to dry out, turn down the heat and sprinkle with more water. Be patient here, this will take about 15 minutes.
- Add the garlic to the onions and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more.
- While the onions are cooking, prepare the celeriac root. To do this, cut the gnarled tops and bottoms off so you can set it flat on a cutting board. Using a sharp knife, cut away the rough exterior, exposing the creamy white interior. There will be nooks and crannies that the knife won’t reach. You can remove any hidden dirt with the tip of a vegetable peeler. Then dice the peeled celeriac root into 1” cubes.
- Pour the vegetable stock into the pot with the onions, followed by the celeriac and cashews. Cover and simmer until the celeriac is fork tender and the cashews are soft, about 15 minutes.
- Transfer the celeriac mixture to a blender container. Add in the nutritional yeast, white pepper, apple cider vinegar and 1 additional teaspoon of salt. Securely attach the lid to the blender container, leaving the small center hole open for steam to escape. (you can cover this with a cloth to prevent spattering) Blend until completely smooth. This takes 2-3 minutes in a Vitamix but may take longer depending on the type of blender you are using. It’s okay to do this in batches too if your blender won’t hold all the liquid at once.
- Add the creamy soup back to the pot, to keep warm, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Notes:
Choose celeriac that feel heavy for their size and are about as large as a grapefruit.
Nutrition Facts
Calories
142.44Fat (grams)
6.51Sat. Fat (grams)
1.25Carbs (grams)
17.47Fiber (grams)
3.33Net carbs
14.14Sugar (grams)
2.97Protein (grams)
6.05Sodium (milligrams)
1297.37Cholesterol (grams)
0.09Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators.