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Celery and Potato Soup with Cheese

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Celery and Potato Soup

A smooth blended soup made with celery, potato and soy cream, finished with grated cheddar.
Perfect as a light lunch or starter.

Celery and Potato Soup

Servings: 6
Total time: 35m

INGREDIENTS

  • 50g butter
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 head celery, chopped
  • 450g potatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 1000ml vegetable stock
  • 200ml soy cream
  • Salt and pepper
  • 100g cheddar cheese, grated

METHOD

  1. Heat the olive oil and butter together in the pressure cooker.
  2. Add the onion and celery and fry gently until soft.
  3. Add the chopped potatoes and vegetable stock, then season with salt and pepper.
  4. Cover and bring to pressure.
  5. Lower the heat and cook for 15 minutes.
  6. Release the pressure.
  7. Blend the soup well using a stick blender.
  8. Stir in the soy cream.
  9. Serve in bowls, sprinkling over the grated cheddar.

Celery and Roquefort Soup

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Celery and Roquefort Soup

This soup is quick and easy to make.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 head of celery
  • 1.2 litres of vegetable stock
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • ground black pepper
  • 180g Roquefort or blue cheese
  • 1 jar chickpeas, drained (optional)

METHOD

  1. Wash the celery and cut in half.
  2. Put the celery into a pressure cooker.
  3. Add the vegetable stock and salt.
  4. Close the pressure cooker and bring up to pressure.
  5. Once it has reached pressure, turn down the heat and time 15 minutes.
  6. At the end of the cooking time, remove from the heat and leave to cool and release pressure.
  7. Add the blue cheese and blend with a stick blender.
  8. Serve.

NOTES

If you want a more substantial soup, add a jar of chickpeas and heat through. Otherwise it can be served with bread,.