Chilled Celery and Green Apple Soup
In short: A crisp, clean chilled soup of celery, green apple, yogurt and fresh parsley, blended smooth and topped with walnuts. It takes about 20 min in total and makes 4 servings.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 5 min
- Resting
- 2 h
- Total
- 20 min
- Servings
- 4
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 185 kcal
Celery and green apple make a surprisingly elegant cold soup. The celery is blanched briefly to soften its fibers and tame its bitterness, then blended with tart apple, yogurt, parsley and lemon until smooth and pale green. The flavor is crisp and clean, and the soup takes almost no cooking. Diced apple and chopped walnuts on top add crunch, and the whole thing keeps well for a day or two.
Instructions
- Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Add the chopped celery and blanch for 3 minutes, until bright green and slightly tender. Drain, rinse under cold water and drain well.
- Put the celery in a blender with the apples, yogurt, cold water, lemon juice, scallion, parsley, oil, salt and pepper. Blend for about 2 minutes, until very smooth.
- For a silky texture, press the soup through a fine sieve with the back of a ladle and discard the fibers that stay behind.
- Taste and adjust the salt and lemon juice. Thin with a little cold water if the soup is too thick.
- Cover and chill for at least 2 hours. Stir, ladle into chilled bowls and top with the diced apple, celery leaves and walnuts.
Tips
- Choose the pale inner celery stalks and their leaves. The dark outer stalks are stringier and more bitter.
- For a dairy-free version, replace the yogurt with unsweetened plant-based yogurt or half a ripe avocado.
Questions and answers
Does celery soup taste bitter?
Raw celery can taste sharp, which is why the celery is blanched first. The sweet-tart apple and the lemon juice balance what bitterness is left, and pale inner stalks taste milder.
Do I need to strain celery and apple soup?
A high-powered blender may break the fibers down enough, but straining gives a noticeably silkier soup, since celery fibers are tough. It only takes a couple of minutes.
How long does chilled celery soup keep?
It keeps for 2 days in the fridge. The apple can darken slightly, but the lemon juice slows this. Stir well before serving.
How long does it take to make Chilled Celery and Green Apple Soup?
About 20 min in total: 15 min of preparation and 5 min of cooking.
How many calories are in Chilled Celery and Green Apple Soup?
About 185 kcal per serving, with 4 g of protein, 18 g of carbohydrates and 11 g of fat. These values are estimates.
Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 185 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 4 g |
| Carbohydrates | 18 g |
| Fat | 11 g |
| Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 13 g |
| Sodium | 600 mg |
Estimated values, calculated from the ingredients.
