Chilled Cream Of Celery Root Soup

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 small celery root or 1 large celery root (2 pounds)
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 1/2 cup finely chopped chives or 1/2 cup green onion top

Recipe

• 1 peel the celery root and dice into 1/2-inch cubes.
• 2 place it in a steamer and steam over boiling water for 10 minutes, or until tender enough to be easily mashed.
• 3 remove celery root from steamer and reserve one cup of liquid.
• 4 put one-third of the celery root and the reserved liquid in a blender.
• 5 blend until smooth, alternately adding the remaining celery root along with the buttermilk, salt and pepper.
• 6 blend until smooth.
• 7 pour into a bowl and add the chopped chives.
• 8 mix thoroughly.
• 9 chill before serving.
• 10 serve in chilled soup bowls or mugs.