Celery Root Soup with Clementine-Relish Toasts
Recipe from Food & Wine

Americans Braden Perkins and Laura Adrian have turned Hidden Kitchen (hkmenus.com), their Paris supper club, into a tiny (and still underground) restaurant with the same name. The lovely seasonal menu includes this silky soup.


Celery Root Soup with Clementine-Relish Toasts
Tina Rupp

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Servings: 4
Prep Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
 
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Ingredients
  • 1  tablespoon
    unsalted butter
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  • medium leek, white and tender green parts only, thinly sliced
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  • 1 1/2  pounds
    celery root, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
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  • 2  cups
    low-sodium chicken broth
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  • 1  cup
    water
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  • 1/4  cup
    heavy cream
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    Salt and freshly ground white pepper
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  • firm clementines
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  • medium shallot, minced
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  • 1/2  teaspoon
    white wine vinegar
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  • 1/4  teaspoon
    yellow mustard seeds
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  • 1/2  teaspoon
    minced tarragon
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  • 1/2-inch-thick baguette toasts
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Directions
1.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a saucepan, melt the butter. Add the leek and cook over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened. Add the celery root, broth, and water. Bring to a simmer; cook until the celery root is tender, 20 minutes. Puree the soup in a blender; return to the saucepan and stir in the cream. Season with salt and pepper.
2.
Meanwhile, remove the peel and white pith from the clementines. Working over a skillet, cut between the membranes to release the sections. Squeeze the juice from the membranes into the skillet; add the shallot, vinegar, and mustard seeds. Cook over moderately high heat, stirring, until most of the juice has evaporated and the fruit has started to break down, 2 minutes. Let the relish cool to room temperature. Stir in the tarragon and season with salt. Spread the relish over the toasts and serve with the soup.

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