Celery Root and Potato Soup

Very tasty, tender and healthy soup.

Ingredients

• 500 g celery (root)
• 1 bulb
• 1 carrot
• 3 potatoes
• 2 garlic cloves
• 3 art. vegetable or chicken broth
• 200 ml. cream (may be milk)
• 1 tbsp butter (for frying)
• salt, pepper, herbs - to taste

Directions

1. Chop onion and garlic and fry in butter in a heavy bottomed pan until golden brown.
2. Peel the celery root, cut into pieces and add to the pot.
3. Peel the carrots, cut into cubes and add to the celery.
4. Peel the potatoes, cut into cubes and also add to the pan.
5. Pour in hot broth or water. Pour in enough liquid to just cover the vegetables. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.
6. Puree the cooked vegetables with an immersion blender until smooth.
7. Add cream, salt and pepper to saucepan. Let it boil. The density of the puree soup can be adjusted with cream, you may need less than 200 ml of cream.
8. Ready soup can be sprinkled with herbs and served.
9. Bon appetit!