Carrots And Celery With Sour Cream And Chives Carmen Jackson Food

CELERIAC, CELERY AND CARROT REMOULADE

Steps:

• Place celeriac, carrots and celery in a bowl or colander and salt generously. Toss and leave for 30 minutes. Taking mixture up by the handful, squeeze out excess water and transfer to a bowl. Add chives and parsley and toss together.
• Whisk together crème fraîche, mayonnaise, grapeseed oil, yogurt, lemon juice and mustard. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add to the vegetables and toss together. Serve right away or for even better results, refrigerate for an hour or so before serving.

CARROT AND CELERY CREAM (SOUP)

Steps:

• Bring to boil chicken stock in a saucepan.
• Add carrots, celery, leaves, onion and parsley. Add salt and pepper.
• Season with bay leaf and cloves.
• Reduce heat and let simmer 20 to 30 minutes, until veggies are tender.
• Put in blender and reduce in puree.
• Put back in the saucepan and add the cream.
• Simmer 2 to 3 minutes, just to reheat.

CARROT SOUP WITH SESAME SEEDS AND CHIVES

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add carrots, leeks, and celery. Cover and cook until vegetables soften slightly, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Add broth; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until vegetables are very tender, about 25 minutes. Cool slightly.
• Working in batches, puree soup in blender until smooth. Return soup to pot. Whisk cream, sour cream, and 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil into soup. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)
• Melt remaining 3 tablespoons butter with remaining 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add bread cubes and sauté until golden brown and crispy, about 4 minutes.
• Bring soup almost to simmer over medium heat. Ladle into bowls. Mound croutons in center of each. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and chives and serve.

CARROTS AND CELERY WITH SOUR CREAM AND CHIVES CARMEN JACKSON

Steps:

• Peel and thinly slice the carrots.
• If the celery are outer ribs remove the strings and slice thinly -- if inner ribs just slice thinly.
• Steam with the water until just barely tender.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Add the creme fraiche and chives.
• Stir until combines and totally warmed through.
• Enjoy and thank Carmen Jackson.