Apple & celeriac soup

Earthy, sweet & delicious this hearty soup is perfect for winter

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 2 onions , sliced
• 1 celery stalk , roughly chopped
• 1 celeriac , chopped
• 4 Cox\'s Orange Pippin apples , cored and quartered
• A few sprigs of thyme , leaves picked
• 2 litres vegetable or chicken stock
• 200 ml crème fraîche
• A few sage leaves
• Toasted hazelnuts or grated fresh horseradish , to serve

• Method

  1. Recipe by Anna Jones
  2. 1. Heat half the oil in a large pan. Add the onions and celery and cook over a medium heat for 10 minutes until soft. Add the celeriac, apples and thyme and cook for 2–3 minutes. Add the stock, season, and simmer over a low heat for 30 minutes until the celeriac is tender.
  3. 2. Remove from the heat and blitz with a hand blender until smooth. Stir in half the crème fraîche . Heat the remaining oil in a pan and fry the sage until crispy. 3. Spoon the soup into bowls and top with the remaining crème fraîche . To serve, drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and sprinkle with the crispy sage leaves and hazelnuts or grated horseradish.

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