{"id":2021,"date":"2012-10-10T09:51:05","date_gmt":"2012-10-10T09:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/?p=2021"},"modified":"2012-10-10T22:14:28","modified_gmt":"2012-10-10T22:14:28","slug":"creamy-of-celery-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/?p=2021","title":{"rendered":"Creamy Celery Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I whipped this up for Greg and I for lunch today. \u00c2\u00a0Greg works from home on a Wednesday, so I tend to try and make something a little more interesting for us to eat. \u00c2\u00a0The creaminess of this soup comes from cashews, so it&#8217;s dairy free and using my thermomix, I don&#8217;t use any oil. Tastes lovely and leaves you wanting a second helping. \u00c2\u00a0Of course you can make it on the stovetop too. \u00c2\u00a0I love that this soup is filling without the addition of dairy, wheat or meat and the nuts help to keep you feeling full for longer. \u00c2\u00a0I hope you try it out!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<br \/>\n<\/strong>(Makes approximately 6 serves)<\/p>\n<p>1 potato, roughly chopped<br \/>\n1 carrot, roughly chopped<br \/>\n1 onion, roughly chopped<br \/>\n2 cloves garlic<br \/>\n4 stalks of celery, roughly chopped<br \/>\n100gm unsalted cashews or measure as a good handful, raw or roasted<br \/>\nsalt to taste<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thermomix method:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chop onion and garlic roughly and place in thermomix. Blend on speed 4-5 for 5 seconds. \u00c2\u00a0Set temperature to 100 degrees and cook for 2 minutes on speed 2. \u00c2\u00a0Add the rest of the vegetables and cashews to the onions and garlic. \u00c2\u00a0Blend on speed 7 for 5 seconds. \u00c2\u00a0Pour in approximately 800gms water. \u00c2\u00a0Set temperature to 100 degrees on speed 3 for 20 minutes. \u00c2\u00a0Add salt or preferred seasoning and blend on speed 7 for 60 seconds to achieve a smooth consistency.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/creamofcelery2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2023\" title=\"creamofcelery2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/creamofcelery2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/creamofcelery2.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/creamofcelery2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Conventional method:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Place chopped onions and garlic in a saucepan with a small amount of oil. \u00c2\u00a0Cook off for a couple of minutes. \u00c2\u00a0Add the rest of the chopped vegetables and cashews. \u00c2\u00a0Pour in about 800ml to 1 litre of water. \u00c2\u00a0Simmer for about 20-25 minutes until vegetables are cooked through. \u00c2\u00a0Add salt or vegetable stock to taste. \u00c2\u00a0Blend the soup to a smooth consistency with a food processor or handheld blender, using caution due to heat.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2022\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/creamofcelery.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2022\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2022\" title=\"creamofcelery\" src=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/creamofcelery.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/creamofcelery.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/creamofcelery-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cream of Celery Soup<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/creamofcelery3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2024\" title=\"creamofcelery3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/creamofcelery3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/creamofcelery3.jpg 423w, http:\/\/www.embracingitall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/creamofcelery3-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Enjoy, Jacinta x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I whipped this up for Greg and I for lunch today. \u00c2\u00a0Greg works from home on a Wednesday, so I tend to try and make something a little more interesting for us to eat. \u00c2\u00a0The creaminess of this soup comes &hellip; 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