I highly recommend this raw vegan celery root and apple soup as an introduction to the root. It has a nice balance of flavors, the apple is a perfect pairing. The truffle oil garnish provides an additional depth of flavor.
One of the great things about exploring raw foods is that I am trying so many new interesting things. Celery root is one of the vegetables that I have tried for the first time recently. I am not sure whether or not I had seen it before, but I am sure I would have passed it by if I did not have a recipe that specifically called for it.
Let’s face it, it looks pretty unappetizing. However, I am glad I decided to give it a try. Not surprisingly, it tastes a lot like celery but it has a stronger flavor. The texture is more like a potato, so it works well in soups and purees where celery would be a fibrous, stringy mess.
Celery Root and Apple Soup
- Prep Time15 min
- Yield2 servings
Ingredients
- 1/2 celery root (celeriac), peeled and rough chopped
- 1 green apple, rough chopped
- 1/2 c raw walnuts, soaked for a couple hours
- 2 T EVOO
- 1 T raw vegan vegetable bouillon
- 1 c filtered water
- 1 lemon, juiced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 T chives, finely chopped for garnish
- 1 T truffle oil, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
Throw the celery root, apple, walnut, evoo and lemon juice into the blender with about 1 cup water and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust with salt and pepper.
Toss the chives, apple slivers and truffle oil together and garnish your suplerlative soup!
- Amount per serving
- Calories0
- % Daily Value*
- Total Fat61.65 g85.63%
- Saturated Fat7.88 g39.4%
- Trans Fat0.04 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat17.11 g
- Monounsaturated Fat22.31 g
- Sodium895.61 mg38.94%
- Total Carbohydrate45.73 g16.63%
- Dietary Fiber8.17 g29.18%
- Total Sugars25.05 g
- Sugar Alcohal2.89 g
- Protein7.8 g15.6%
- Calcium116.49 mg8.96%
- Iron2.21 mg12.28%
- Potassium671.32 mg14.28%
- Vitamin A623.81 mcg69.31%
- Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)35.24 mg39.16%
- Vitamin E (Tocopherol)4.58 IU13.88%
- Vitamin K107.18 mcg89.32%
- Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)0.1 mg8.33%
- Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)0.11 mg8.46%
- Vitamin B3 (Niacin)1.24 mg7.75%
- Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)0.3 mg17.65%
- Folate29.9 mcg7.48%
- Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid)0.66 mg13.2%
- Phosphorus192.45 mg15.4%
- Magnesium40.54 mg9.65%
- Zinc0.62 mg5.64%
- Selenium1.25 mcg2.27%
- Copper0.16 mg17.78%
- Manganese0.29 mg12.61%
