Celery Root Pear Soup with Super Tasty Croutons

Ingredients

Servings

4 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16

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Celery Root Soup

2

Large Sweet Onions , chopped

4 cloves

Garlic , chopped

15 mL

Coconut Oil

or Grape Seed Oil

960 mL

Chicken Stock

or Vegetable Stock or Water

2

Celery Root , peeled, chopped

2

Bartlett Pears , chopped

1 g

Dried Thyme

to taste

Sea Salt

to taste

Ground Black Pepper

Super Tasty Croutons

4 slices

Gluten-Free Bread

15 mL

Extra-Virgin Olive Oil

1 g

Fine Sea Salt

up to 1/2 tsp

as needed

Italian Seasoning

as needed

McCormick® Garlic Powder

Cooking Instructions

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Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).

Step 2

Cut Gluten-Free Bread (4 slices) into bite-sized cubes and place into a mixing bowl.

Step 3

Drizzle bread with Extra-Virgin Olive Oil (15 mL) , followed by Fine Sea Salt (1 g) , Italian Seasoning (as needed) , and McCormick® Garlic Powder (as needed) .

Step 4

Bake for 10-15 minutes. Be careful they don't burn. Check at 10 minutes; they are done when crispy and golden brown.

Step 5

Heat Coconut Oil (15 mL) in a large pan. Sautee the Sweet Onions (2) and Garlic (4 cloves) until tender.

Step 6

Add Chicken Stock (960 mL) . You may need to transfer to a large soup pot at this point.

Step 7

Add chopped Celery Root (2) and Bartlett Pears (2) . Bring to a bowl and then let simmer on low for 15-20 minutes until the celery root and pear are tender.

Step 8

Using an immersion blender or stand-up blender blitz the ingredients until you've reached your desired texture. Add Dried Thyme (1 g) and season with Sea Salt (to taste) and Ground Black Pepper (to taste) to your liking.

Step 9

Serve topped with super tasty croutons. Enjoy!