CELERY AND BROCCOLI SOUP WITH RICE (AND CELERY PISTOU!)
I have not always been a celery fan but I am now! It is so clean to the taste and with the celery pistou on top, YUM.
Let's start with the pistou: Chop up the celery leaves at the crown- 1 cup lightly packed, 1 clove of garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil. Puree 30 seconds,( add a drop more olive oil if you need it) and presto you have pistou! Save to the side we will top the soup with this right before serving. (Pistou is like Pesto but does not have cheese or nuts)
Let's start with the pistou: Chop up the celery leaves at the crown- 1 cup lightly packed, 1 clove of garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil. Puree 30 seconds,( add a drop more olive oil if you need it) and presto you have pistou! Save to the side we will top the soup with this right before serving. (Pistou is like Pesto but does not have cheese or nuts)
CELERY is in the same family as parsley, fennel, dill and carrots. It is high in fiber and rich in Vitamins A, B,C and K. Don't skip on chopping the leaves at the crown into your recipes.. It is flavorful and good for you. I have used all of the celery stalks in this soup. I hope you enjoy this new CELERY soup.
INGREDIENTS:
2 FULL celery Stalks
2 Onions
2 Broccoli Crowns
2 Garlic Cloves
2-3 t olive oil
2 T lemon pepper or pepper and lemon peel
1 T celery Salt
6 cups vegetable broth (I made mine from my celery, broccoli, onion and garlic discards in separate pot covered with water.
cook for the length of time it takes you to complete full recipe , strain and use in soup- see picture 1-2)
1 1/2-2 cups cooked brown rice OR brown rice barley, wheat berries or any medium size grain-optional
INGREDIENTS:
2 FULL celery Stalks
2 Onions
2 Broccoli Crowns
2 Garlic Cloves
2-3 t olive oil
2 T lemon pepper or pepper and lemon peel
1 T celery Salt
6 cups vegetable broth (I made mine from my celery, broccoli, onion and garlic discards in separate pot covered with water.
cook for the length of time it takes you to complete full recipe , strain and use in soup- see picture 1-2)
1 1/2-2 cups cooked brown rice OR brown rice barley, wheat berries or any medium size grain-optional
Chop onion, celery, broccoli and garlic. Chop even sizes for even cooking
Saute garlic, onion and celery stalks and spices 10 minutes. Add broccoli and celery leaves and cook another 10 minutes. Add broth cook until broccoli is just soft, 15 minutes or so.. Transfer half the soup to soup processor and puree. Add back to soup .Add cooked rice and serve warm with celery pesto on top
I hope you enjoy this delicious and healthy soup
To your good health,
Jan
To your good health,
Jan
