Name: Cream of Celery Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 Head of Celery (300g); 2 Onions; 2 tsp Garlic Puree; 2 tbsp Flour; 450 ml Chicken Stock; 350 ml Milk; 1 tbsp Dried Chives; ¼ tsp Mixed Herbs; 50 g Spinach; 1 tbsp Light Cream Cheese; ½ tsp Sugar; ½ tsp Black Pepper; 1 pinch Salt; 1 tbsp Butter

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Cream of Celery soup is a new favourite for me. I received 2 lots of Celery in my shopping and thought "What am I going to use all this for?" and Soup was an easy option. This is as filling as it is tasty, and really nice cold too, so would be a lovely change on a warm summer day. Its also low in calories and packed full of vitamins, so whats not to likely? Why not give this a try and let us know how you got on in the comments below. We love to hear your feedback x

Yields4 Servings

Prep Time5 minsCook Time25 minsTotal Time30 mins

1 Head of Celery (300g)

2 Onions

2 tsp Garlic Puree

2 tbsp Flour

450 ml Chicken Stock

350 ml Milk

1 tbsp Dried Chives

¼ tsp Mixed Herbs

50 g Spinach

1 tbsp Light Cream Cheese

½ tsp Sugar

½ tsp Black Pepper

1 pinch Salt

1 tbsp Butter

Prep:- Wash and chop the Celery.
Chop the Onions.
Shred the Spinach

Heat the butter in a pan on a low / med heat.
Add the onions and fry till soft (4-5mns)

Add the Garlic paste and stir through.

Add the Celery and stir through for 2-3mns.

Add the flour and stir through for 1-2mins

Add the Chicken Stock. Stirring continuesly till the flour has dissolved and there's no lumps.

Add the Chives,Sugar,Salt & Pepper and stir through

Add the Milk.
Bring to the boil then lower the heat and simmer for 12-15mns or until the Celery is soft.

Add the Spinach.

Add the Cream Cheese.
Stir through. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed.

Stir through.

Use a stick blender to blend until smooth.

Serve hot with a garnish of pepper and spinach.

Easy Swaps:-
Light Cream Cheese for regular or Double Cream
Flour for Potatoes or Oats.
Spinach for Coriander or Parsley.
Chicken stock for Vegetable.

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