cream of celery soup

Holly Nilsson’s creamy celery soup combines celery, yellow onion and potato in supplied chicken broth. This account follows her smooth version, including its listed fresh lemon juice and parsley.

Butter, onion and celery cook until tender without browning. Potato and broth then simmer together under a lid until the potato is tender.

An immersion blender makes the soup very smooth. Heavy whipping cream, fresh lemon juice, salt and black pepper are added before a brief further simmer; the optional cheesecloth step removes stringy celery bits.

Fresh parsley is stirred in at the end. The author’s optional garnish brings together fresh dill, supplied croutons and a cream drizzle, with more parsley also optional.

The source describes mild vegetables and a rich, creamy soup. If it is too thick, the selected adjustment adds more cream; chunkier blending, extra vegetables, milk and broth adjustments are separate choices.