Celery and Asparagus Soup
You’ll find a whole garden in this rich vegetarian soup. It has celery, carrot, asparagus, tomatoes, onion, and rice. To these flavors add a bit of hotness with peppercorn, pepper, curry, and chili flakes. Flavor it more by dropping a few bay leaves into the mixture and enjoy it on a gloomy day.
Ingredients Needed for Celery and Asparagus Soup
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion, sliced
1 teaspoon red peppercorns
1 medium-sized celery root, sliced
2 celery sticks, chopped
2 large carrots, sliced
salt
pepper
¼ cup rice
3 cups of vegetable stock
3 bay leaves
1 teaspoon curry powder
6 asparagus spears, chopped
¼ cup tomato sauce
1 spring onion, chopped
chili flakes for garnishing
spring onion
How to Make Celery and Asparagus Soup
- Heat the vegetable oil in a cooking pot over low-medium heat. Cook the onion until tender.
- Add the peppercorns, the chopped celery root and stick, and carrots. Season with salt and pepper, cook and stir for 1-2 minutes. Add the rice and cook for 2 minutes more.
- Add the vegetable stock, bay leaves, and curry powder. Bring to a simmer, then cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add the asparagus, tomato sauce, and spring onion while cooking and stirring for 2-3 minutes. Remove the bay leaves and serve garnished with chili flakes and spring onion.