Low-Fat Cream of Celery Soup With Garlic, Curry & Herbs
This is my adaptation of a recipe from one of my favorite cookbooks: "Fabulous Fat Free Cooking" by Lynn Fischer. The original recipe is pretty basic and we found it to be a bit blasé (especially if you have a cold or the flu and your tastebuds aren't working for you as well as they should - I've added onion, garlic, curry and some herbs to bring in a bit more flavor. We seem to enjoy it and I hope you will too.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 4
- 2cups hearty vegetable broth
- 1
- 1⁄4
- 2tablespoons cornstarch
- 1cup skim milk
- 1⁄2cup fat-free liquid creamer
- 1
- 1⁄2teaspoon curry powder
- salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
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DIRECTIONS
- In a medium non-stick saucepan, combine celery, onions, garlic and vegetable broth.
- Bring to a near boil over medium-high heat; reduce to medium-low, cover and cook 12 to 15 minutes, or until celery becomes tender.
- Meanwhile, place the cornstarch in a small bowl and gradually whisk in the milk until well blended.
- Whisk milk mixture into the saucepan.
- Whisk in the fat-free liquid creamer.
- Pour the soup into a blender or food processor and process for several minutes until pureed or to your desired consistency.
- Return the soup to saucepan and add bay leaf, thyme and curry; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly 4 to 5 minutes, or until soup thickens.
- Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
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