Lemony Celery Soup

Sharon123's Note:

This soup is delicious! I usually add more potatoes. Yum!

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 potatoes
• 8 stalks celery, thinly sliced
• 4 -6 green onions, sliced
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans chicken broth (I use veg.)
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can water (use chicken broth can)
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 6 -8 spinach leaves, stemmed and coarsely chopped
• slivers fresh lemon rind
• black pepper
• salt

Cheese Toast

• 4 slices French bread
• butter
• grated parmesan cheese
• paprika

Directions:

1. Peel and thinly slice potatoes.
2. Combine with celery and onions.
3. In saucepan, heat butter.
4. Add veggies and saute, stirring for 2 to 3 minutes.
5. Pour in the broth, water and lemon juice.
6. Bring to boiling.
7. Cover and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes or till tender.
8. Puree using blender.
9. Return to pan.
10. Stir in seasonings to taste.
11. Add spinach, and heat till spinach is limp.
12. Garnish with slivers of lemon rind.
13. For 8 servings- double ingredients but use only 3 1/2 cans of broth.
14. Increase cooking time to about 25 minutes.
15. Serve with cheese toast made by buttering 4 slices of French bread.
16. Sprinkle generously with Parmesan cheese and with paprika.
17. Broil for 5 minutes.
18. Enjoy!

Reviews

[Hudakore]

Outstanding! My 6-year-old granddaughter even said I should enter it in a contest. Imagine that! Finally, a celery soup with no dairy or eggs. I will be making it often. I'd also like to try canning it so it'll always be on hand. The wonderful "bouquet" lasts for a while. I also tried it with a pinch of curry (about 1 tsp) to the recipe. Great for a variation.

[Marina K]

We loved the lemony kick to this soup - way better than cream of celery! We didn't puree the soup completely, but that was just a matter of preference. We also followed a reviewer's recommendation and added oregano, basil, and a bay leaf. This is definite repeat - thanks for posting. **Update** This recipe has become a house staple for a weekend lunch. We make it everytime we have celery that's going to go bad, which is often. Thanks again for the killer recipe!

[Chef #358740]

I made this for our tea tonight although I microwaved the poatoes before adding them to the rest of the ingredients. I used the juice of large lemon that gave it a delicious lift.