Celeriac and thyme soup recipe
Celery and celeriac are ingredients that everyone goes “I don’t like them” and yet they love this soup. Celeriac and thyme soup recipe is a delicious creamy soup with a hint of nutmeg and lots of fresh thyme Celery makes the base for nearly all my soups- I love this soup it is magic and has so few calories that you probably burn up more calories eating it than consuming it!
Ingredients
- 250g Celeriac diced
- 4 sticks celery diced
- Onion diced
- 1.2l Vegetable Stock
- 25g Butter
- Bay leaf
- Nutmeg
- Fresh thyme
- Salt and pepper
Directions
Melt the butter and add half the thyme, the celeriac, onion and celery cover with a lid and sweat for 15 mins. Add the bay leaf, a few gratings of nutmeg and the vegetable stock . Simmer for 30 minutes remove the bay leaf, then blend, check the seasoning it needs quite a lot of black pepper and garnish with fresh thyme leaves.
Health benefits
There are many healthe benefits to celerica and thyme soup recipe.
Celery is great, it makes you wee loads (which is good if you suffer from water retention) lowers your blood pressure and lowers your cholesterol . Celery also contains compounds called coumarins that help prevent free radicals from damaging cells, thus decreasing the mutations that increase the potential for cells to become cancerous. Coumarins also enhance the activity of certain white blood cells, immune defenders that target and eliminate potentially harmful cells, including cancer cells. In addition, compounds in celery called acetylenics have been shown to stop the growth of tumour cells.
Thyme is the abracadabra of this soup as it contains the oil thymol. Thymol has been shown to stop your brain, kidney and heart cells from aging. It is also an antibacterial agent which means if you add it to a salad dressing it will kill off any nasty bacteria which could give you an upset stomach. .
Did You know…
The ancient Egyptians used thyme oil as an embalming agent to preserve their deceased pharaohs
Celeriac and thyme soup recipe
With a touch of fall in the air, this is going to be tea tonight. Keep on souping.