Celeriac & Oakwood Smoked Cheddar Soup
A wonderfully warming soup for chilly days!
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
35 minutes
Ingredients
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Serves 4
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large celeriac peeled and chopped
- 1 1/2 tbsp sage leaves finely chopped
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove crushed
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 large potato peeled and chopped
- 1 litre/35fl oz vegetable stock
- 100ml/3½fl oz cream
- 100g/3½oz Oakwood cheddar chopped
Instructions
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- Heat the oven to 180°C, Gas 4. Put the celeriac on a roasting tray, drizzle 2 tbsp olive oil and sprinkle the sage over and season well. Roast for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a large heavy bottomed pan over a medium heat. Add the the onion and cook for 2 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for a further minute. Add the bay leaf, potato, stock, cream and the cheddar. Bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Add the roasted celeriac and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Blitz with a blender and serve.