Squash Celery Root Soup Food

SQUASH-CELERY ROOT SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Put squash, celery root, onion, oil, and 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds on a rimmed baking sheet. Season with salt and pepper; toss. Spread mixture out in a single layer. Roast, tossing occasionally, until vegetables are soft and golden brown, about 50 minutes.
• Transfer mixture to a medium saucepan. Add wine and stock; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, covered, 30 minutes. Remove from heat; uncover. Let cool 10 minutes.
• Puree in a blender (never filling more than halfway). Pass through a sieve into a bowl; discard solids. Return puree to saucepan. Reheat over medium heat. Season with salt and pepper, if necessary.
• Toast remaining teaspoon fennel seeds in a dry, small skillet over medium-low heat until fragrant and pale golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Let cool. Garnish each serving of soup with fennel seeds.

WINTER ROOT VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Combine parsnips, carrots, celery root, turnips, sweet potato, and butternut squash in a large roasting pan. Drizzle with olive oil, and season with 1 teaspoon of kosher salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper. Toss vegetables to evenly distribute seasonings.
• Roast in the preheated oven until the vegetables are easily pierced with a fork, 30 to 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Stir in the celery and onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Pour in the vegetable broth and bring to a simmer, uncovered. Stir in the roasted vegetables and continue simmering for 10 minutes. Puree the soup using an immersion blender. Stir in the half and half, and season with salt and pepper, if necessary. If the soup becomes too thick, add more vegetable broth.

5 INGREDIENT BUTTERNUT SQUASH-CELERY ROOT SOUP

Steps:

• In a 4- to 6-quart heavy pot, cook onion in hot oil over medium heat for 5 minutes or until onions are lightly browned, stirring occasionally. Carefully add broth; add celery root and squash. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes or until vegetable pieces are tender. Remove from the heat; cool about 10 minutes.
• Using a regular blender* or immersion blender, blend soup mixture until completely smooth. Return soup to the pot if needed. Add thyme and salt. Heat through over medium-low heat.
• Ladle into soup bowls. Sprinkle with fresh pepper. If desired, garnish with thyme sprigs.

CELERY ROOT SOUP

Steps:

• In a stock pot over medium heat, melt the butter and salute the leeks for 3-4 minutes.
• Add the celery root, stock, and salt, bring to a boil, cover, and simmer for 18 minutes or until the celery root is fork tender.
• Using a regular or immersion blender, carefully blend the soup until it is smooth and creamy.
• To Freeze: Allow to cool, store in appropriate container or ziploc bag, label and freeze up to 4 months. When ready, defrost in fridge for 24 hours or place in pot and bring to heat over low-medium heat.

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prep the butternut squash and toss with olive oil, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper, nutmeg and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl.
• Evenly coat and spread out on a 13 by 9 by 2-inch glass baking dish or sheet pan. Roast for 40 minutes or until tender when pierced with a fork. While squash is roasting, prep the remainder of this recipe. When roasted, set aside.
• In a large heavy saucepan, pot or dutch oven heat the butter on low heat. Add thyme, leeks, celery and onions, stirring occasionally until cooked soft and browned, about 10 minutes. Remove thyme sprigs (if using).
• Stir in squash, garlic, apples, ginger, and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, 20-30 minutes.
• Using a stick blender (or in blender by batch), puree the mixture until smooth. When using a blender or food processor for hot liquids: Remove liquid from the heat and allow to cool for at least 5 minutes. Transfer liquid to a blender or food processor and fill it no more than halfway. If using a blender, crack one corner of the lid open. This prevents the vacuum effect that creates heat explosions. Place a towel over the top of the machine, pulse a few times then process on high speed until smooth.
• Return soup to pot with low heat and mix in sherry/wine, cream, additional salt and pepper to taste. Heat until simmer.
• Ladle hot soup into bowls for serving. Garnish with chopped walnuts, chives or a fresh grated nutmeg.

ROASTED KABOCHA SQUASH AND CELERY ROOT SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F Cut the Kabocha squash in half with a very sharp knife, scrape out the seeds and strings, and place the halves cut-side down on a lightly oiled non-stick baking sheet. Peel the turnips and cut them in wedges. Peel the celery root and cut it in 1" pieces. Toss the turnips and celery root with about half a tablespoon of the olive oil and a pinch of sea salt, and spread them on another baking sheet.
• Roast all the prepared vegetables in the hot oven for about 50 to 60 minutes, or until the squash gives easily when poked with a wooden spoon, and the turnips and celery root are tender and flecked with dark brown (note: I found the celery root/turnips were done faster, at about 30 minutes Check on them periodically.) When the squash is cool enough to handle, scoop it out of its shell.
• While those vegetables are roasting, cut the leeks in half lengthwise, wash them thoroughly and slice thinly, using only the white and very light green parts. Set aside. Chop the onion and sauté it gently in the remaining tablespoon of olive oil, with a dash of salt and the rosemary, until it is soft and golden brown.
• In a soup pot, combine the roasted squash, turnips, celery root, leeks and sautéed onions with 4 cups water and a teaspoon of salt. Simmer the vegetables, covered, about twenty minutes to let them get perfectly soft. Add two cups vegetable broth, two tablespoons fresh lemon juice, a pinch of hot paprika or cayenne and 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup.
• Allow the soup to cool somewhat, then puree it in a blender or in the pot with an immersion blender. Add a little more vegetable broth if the soup is too thick to pour easily from a ladle. Return the soup to a clean pot and bring it back to a simmer.
• In a small saucepan, melt the butter. Lower the heat and keep cooking the butter for a few minutes, stirring with a whisk, until it is a light golden brown. Stir the browned butter into the soup.
• Taste the soup, and correct the seasoning, whisking in more salt, lemon juice, or maple syrup as needed. This last step is essential, as Kabocha squashes can vary in sweetness, and lemons certainly vary in acidity. And as always, when working on the sweet-sour balance you reach that point where only a good pinch of salt will make it right.
• Drizzle a thin thread of olive oil on top of each serving of this soup, and then sprinkle it with a spoonful of toasted, chopped pecans.

ROASTED TWO SQUASH, PARSNIP, SWEET POTATO, CELERY, CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Peel the squash, parsnips, sweet potato, celery root, carrot, onion and red pepper cut into one inch pieces.
• Place vegetable and whole garlic cloves in a roasting pan, toss in olive oil to coat and season to taste with salt and pepper. Roast vegetables in oven for 30 to 40 minute until golden brown.
• Remove from oven and add to large pot along with 3 L of chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then simmer over medium-low heat for one hour.
• Puree soup in blender or with hand-held blender until smooth. Add cumin, coriander, cinnamon and nutmeg. Simmer 15 minutes and then strain through sieve. For richer soup add 1 cup of whipping cream.
• Return soup to boil before serving.

ROOT VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large, heavy-bottomed pot. Stir in onion and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in garlic, rosemary and bay leaves; cook 1 minute more. Add root vegetables, 8 cups water, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer, covered, until vegetables are tender, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Remove and discard rosemary branches and bay leaves. Using an immersion blender, purée soup until smooth. (Alternatively, you can purée the soup in batches in a blender or food processor.) If the soup is too thick, add a little water. Season with lemon juice and more salt to taste.
• To serve, ladle soup into bowls and top with a drizzle of olive oil, a few drops of lemon juice, flaky salt and crushed chile or grated cheese, if desired.