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Home » Vegan Recipes » Recipe: Celeriac & Hazelnut Soup

Recipe: Celeriac & Hazelnut Soup

December 29, 2016

Celeriac & Hazelnut Soup | Vegetarian & Vegan
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Hello again! I hope you all had a restful and jolly Christmas break, and are still in holiday-mode until after the New Year festivities.  Party season is still in full swing, of course, and if you’re entertaining over the next few weeks and looking for a dinner party starter or light lunch that looks impressive, tastes incredible but is actually super-simple to put together, this Celeriac & Hazelnut Soup will be right up your street.

Celeriac is one of those brilliant root vegetables which magically transforms to a velvet-smooth soup when puréed.  You can pair it with all sorts of festive flavours – leftover chestnut purée, apple or pear, fresh herbs or watercress, mustard, and many more – but here I decided to experiment with sweet hazelnut milk and crunchy chopped hazelnuts as a garnish, and it worked really well.

Celeriac & Hazelnut Soup | Vegetarian & VeganThe magic of this soup is really all down to its texture, so make sure you keep blitzing it until it is totally smooth.  A high-speed blender (like my amazing  Optimum blender) is your friend here, making light work of turning a quick and easy soup into something extra-special.  But a hand-blender will get there eventually, just don’t stop puréeing for at least a minute or two – your patience will pay off!

If I’m serving soup as a starter I tend to serve it in teacups – it looks so pretty and the portion size is just about right to start a meal without being so filling no one has room for the next courses.  But this is also good in larger portions as a filling and hearty lunch served with lots of crusty bread, to warm you through after a bracing post-Christmas walk.

Celeriac & Hazelnut Soup | Vegetarian & Vegan

Celeriac & Hazelnut Soup | Vegetarian & Vegan

Celeriac & Hazelnut Soup

Kate Ford | The Veg Space
5 from 5 votes
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 35 mins
Course Soup
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp oil (rapeseed, sunflower or olive)
  • knob dairy-free margarine
  • 1 onion
  • 1 celeriac
  • 1 large potato
  • 600 ml water
  • 1 vegetable stock cube
  • 6 stalks fresh thyme
  • 250 ml hazelnut milk
  • dairy-free cream and 8-10 hazelnuts for garnish (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oil and margarine in a large lidded saucepan. Peel and chop the onion and add to the pan, then cook gently for 3-4 minutes until starting to soften.
  • Peel the celeriac and potato and cut both into 1cm cubes then add to the pan. Season well with salt and black pepper, then cover and cook over a gentle heat for 6-8 minutes, stirring regularly.
  • Add the water, stock cube and pick the thyme leaves, (picked from the stalks), then bring to the boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook for 15-20 minutes until the celeriac and potato are very well cooked through.
  • Add the hazelnut milk, then tip into a high-speed blender or use a hand blender to blitz to a very smooth and velvety puree. Return to the pan and heat through until piping hot, then serve drizzled with a little dairy-free cream, roughly chopped hazelnuts and a few thyme leaves.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

 

Celeriac & Hazelnut Soup | Vegan & VegetarianFor more soup ideas take a look at:

  • Porcini & Sherry Soup
  • Curly Kale & Butterbean Soup
  • Pea Pod & Little Gem Soup
  • Smoky Mexican Quinoa Soup
  • Roasted Cauliflower & Cumin Soup

I’m linking this post with blogging challenges:

  • Meat Free Mondays over at Tinned Tomatoes
  • No Croutons Required which is also over at Tinned Tomatoes this month

And don’t forget that my new book Vegan in 15 is out now, and available to order on Amazon, (whoop!).  Many thanks for your support!

Vegan in 15 by Kate Ford

 

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Comments

  1. Lucy Parissi says

    December 30, 2016 at 4:39 pm

    This sounds really lovely – I do love celeriac but never tried pairing it with hazelnuts or hazelnut milk. Beautiful soup!

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  2. Nadia says

    December 30, 2016 at 7:14 pm

    This sounds gorgeous! Can you believe I’ve never tried celeriac before? Feel like I’m really missing out. I like the idea of using hazelnut in a soup. Love the Alpro hazelnut milk 🙂

    Reply
  3. Choclette says

    December 30, 2016 at 9:18 pm

    Your soup looks and sounds wonderful and serving it in tea cups is truly inspired. I’ve not come across hazelnut milk – sounds well worth trying.

    Reply
  4. Jacqueline Meldrum says

    January 2, 2017 at 11:42 am

    That looks super tasty Kate, thanks for linking up!

    Happy New Year. I hope 2017 is all you wish for.

    Jac
    x

    Reply
  5. Janice says

    January 2, 2017 at 5:49 pm

    I love the presentation, it looks like a beautiful garland on top of your soup! I’ve never thought of using hazelnut milk in soup, that sounds really interesting.

    Reply
  6. Mathew Nesbitt says

    January 8, 2017 at 1:18 pm

    Mmmmm. That’s a very yummy soup!

    Reply

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