Apple-Potato Soup

Name: Apple-Potato Soup
Ingredients: Soup; 1 red onion, chopped; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 3 celery ribs, chopped (1 1/2 cups); 2 leeks, halved lengthwise and chopped; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 4 tart apples, peeled and chopped (about 2 pounds); 3 russet potatoes, peeled and chopped (about 1 3/4 pounds); 1 large celery root, peeled and chopped (about 3/4 pound); 1 1/2 quarts vegetable broth; 1 cup apple juice; 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 1 1/4 teaspoons pepper; 1/2 cup milk or 1/2 cup half-and-half; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives; 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped; Apple rings (use 1 per serving for garnish); 1 apple, very thinly sliced; 1 -2 tablespoon sugar; salt (optional); Garnish; 6 -8 6 -8 slices imitation bacon or 6 -8 slices crispy pancetta; fresh chives, chopped

24 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

Soup
1 red onion, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 celery ribs, chopped (1 1/2 cups)
2 leeks, halved lengthwise and chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
4 tart apples, peeled and chopped (about 2 pounds)
3 russet potatoes, peeled and chopped (about 1 3/4 pounds)
1 large celery root, peeled and chopped (about 3/4 pound)
1 1/2 quarts vegetable broth
1 cup apple juice
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/4 teaspoons pepper
1/2 cup milk or 1/2 cup half-and-half
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
Apple rings (use 1 per serving for garnish)
1 apple, very thinly sliced
1 -2 tablespoon sugar
salt (optional)
Garnish
6 -8 6 -8 slices imitation bacon or 6 -8 slices crispy pancetta
fresh chives, chopped

Directions

1

Saute onion in hot oil over medium-low heat in a soup pot or Dutch oven 10 minutes or until soft and translucent. Add celery and leek and saute 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute 2 minutes.
2

Stir in apples and next 8 ingredients (through pepper). Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 45 minutes.
3

Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 and thinly slice apple for apple rings using a mandoline if possible. Lightly coat a baking sheet with cooking spray, and place apple slices in a single layer on sheet. Sprinkle with sugar and bake about 15 minutes. Sprinkle evenly with salt, if desired.
4

Remove soup from heat and let cool slightly. Process with an immersion blender, or place soup in a food processor or blender and process in batches until smooth. Return to pot.
5

Stir in milk or half-and-half and next 2 ingredients; cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until hot. Top with oven-baked apple slices, bacon (vegetarian or regular or crispy pancetta) and chives.