Cook what you grow
Silky Celery and Potato Soup
A whole bunch of celery, leaves and all, sweated slowly and blended with potato into a silky, deeply green soup that needs no cream.
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Ingredients
serves 4From the garden
- 8 stalks celery, sliced, leaves reserved · a whole bunch, and the leaves go in too
- 1 lb potatoes, peeled and cubed · the only thickener; a floury variety blends silkiest
- 1 large yellow onion, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, sliced
From the pantry
- 4 tbsp olive oil · divided; some goes in the pot, some over the bowls
- 5 cups vegetable stock
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 lemon · juice only
- crusty bread (optional) · for serving
- salt · to taste
- black pepper