This delicate and silky low-carb vegetable soup by Megan Ellam is the perfect appetizer for your holiday spread or as a light meal during the week. The smokey bacon and fried celery leaves add a beautiful and tasty touch.
November 9 2021 recipe & photo by Megan Ellam, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE in Recipes, Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Meal
This delicate and silky low-carb vegetable soup by Megan Ellam is the perfect appetizer for your holiday spread or as a light meal during the week. The smokey bacon and fried celery leaves add a beautiful and tasty touch.
USMetric
4 servingservings
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp 3 tbsp butter
- ¼ (1 oz.) ¼ (28 g) yellow onion, finely slicedyellow onions, finely sliced
- 3 oz. 85 g leek, white part only (finely sliced)leeks, white part only (finely sliced)
- 1¼ lbs (5½ cups) 550 g (1.3 liters) roughly chopped celery stalk save the leaves for garnishroughly chopped celery stalks save the leaves for garnish
- 11 oz. 300 g cauliflower, roughly chopped
- 2 2 garlic clove, roughly choppedgarlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 3 cups 700 ml chicken broth
- 1 1 bay leafbay leaves
- 1 cup 240 ml heavy whipping cream
- salt and ground black pepper, to taste
For garnish
- 6 oz. 170 g Canadian bacon, diced
- 4 tbsp 4 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp fresh dill or fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
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Instructions
Melt the butter in a Dutch oven or large saucepan over medium-high heat. Sauté the onion, leek, celery, cauliflower, and garlic until the vegetables begin to soften; 7-8 minutes.
Add the chicken broth and bay leaf; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the heavy cream, cover, and simmer until the vegetables are tender.
Remove the bay leaf and purée the soup with a stick blender or food processor for 2 minutes or until silky smooth. Season to taste.
In a separate pan, fry the bacon until browned. Set aside to drain on a paper towel.
Using the same pan, fry the celery leaves until crisp. Drain the leaves on a piece of paper towel. Divide the soup between serving bowls and top with bacon, fresh herbs, fried celery leaves, and a drizzle of cream.
Tip
Puree the soup for at least 2 minutes with a food processor, blender, or stick blender. The more you blend it, the smoother and lighter the soup becomes.
Storing
Store in the fridge for up to 4 days. Freeze in an airtight container.
Diet Doctor’s recipe team has slightly adjusted this recipe to follow our guidelines. You’ll find the original recipe at Megan Ellam's Mad Creations Hub.
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Mary
November 22 2021
This soup is silky smooth. Processing it for a full two-minutes really breaks up the celery strings. It's a keeper.
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Christine
October 14 2022
Excellent soup!
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
October 14 2022
Excellent soup!
So glad you love it!
