Use-up Celery & Tomato Soup
Use-up Celery & Tomato Soup

Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, use-up celery & tomato soup. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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Think of celery in the same vein as you would fennel and radishes — it adds a nice crunch and flavor to salads, especially when thinly sliced. It's a great way to use up a big bunch of celery, especially when combined with something tart and juicy, like grapefruit. Celery is really robust and often lasts for several weeks, although we recommend consuming it within two.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook use-up celery & tomato soup using 18 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Use-up Celery & Tomato Soup:
  1. Take 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  2. Get 2 onions, chopped
  3. Make ready 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  4. Take 8 sticks celery, chopped
  5. Get 350 g tomatoes, chopped
  6. Get 1 x 400 g tin chopped tomatoes
  7. Make ready 250 g new potatoes, diced
  8. Take 1 litre vegetable stock (I used Marigold powder)
  9. Prepare 1 tsp smoked paprika
  10. Make ready 1 tsp dried thyme
  11. Take 1 tbsp dried oregano
  12. Make ready 1/2 tsp hot chili flakes
  13. Make ready 2 bay leaves
  14. Make ready Salt
  15. Get Ground black pepper
  16. Take 1/2 tsp brown sugar
  17. Take Crème fraîche (optional)
  18. Take Chopped parsley (optional)

Celery is also a great addition to chicken salad, which - in turn - is a great way to use up cooked chicken from soup. But it shines as the star in a salad, thanks to its fantastic crunch and naturally salty flavor. For ease and speed, we advise slicing thinly on a mandoline. Filled with crispy bacon, chopped tomato, celery and green onion, the sensational salad is coated with a tangy mayonnaise and vinegar dressing.

Instructions to make Use-up Celery & Tomato Soup:
  1. Bring the oil to a medium-hot heat in a stock pot or large saucepan. Fry the onions for 5 minutes, only stirring to avoid sticking.
  2. Add the garlic, stir and fry for a further 2 minutes, or until the onions have softened.
  3. Stir in the celery and fry for a further 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the tomatoes and potatoes. Add the stock, then herbs, spices and bay leaves and stir gently but thoroughly.
  4. Bring to the boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce to a rolling simmer, cover and cook for 20-25 minutes, until all the vegetables are softened. Remove and discard the bay leaves. Season and add or omit the sugar to taste.
  5. Whizz to your preferred consistency (or leave as is - I did). Serve piping hot with granary bread or crusty roll. Add a swirl of crème fraîche or garnish with parsley if wished.

It's a real crowd-pleaser! —Norene Wright, Manilla, Indiana How to Store: Bunches of celery can be kept in a plastic bag in the refrigerator for up to three weeks. How to Use: The inner stalks and leaves are good raw in salads and appetizers; if you like, peel the stringy outer stalks to make them more tender. Celery can be cooked as a vegetable or used as a flavoring in many recipes. Fibrous, bland, and uninspiring, celery's claim to fame is its low caloric content, its high fiber content and consequent reputation as "filler" for dieters craving snacks between meals, and its honorary inclusion into the mirepoix club. Try them braised for an easy side dish, and get tips and tricks from home cooks like you.

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