Celery Root Soup with Clementine-Relish Toasts
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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.

Servings:
4
Prep Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
50 mins
Ingredients
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1 tablespoonunsalted buttersee savings

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1medium leek, white and tender green parts only, thinly slicedsee savings

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1 1/2 poundscelery root, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubessee savings

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2 cupslow-sodium chicken brothsee savings

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1 cupwatersee savings

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1/4 cupheavy creamsee savings

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Salt and freshly ground white peppersee savings

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2firm clementinessee savings

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1medium shallot, mincedsee savings

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1/2 teaspoonwhite wine vinegarsee savings

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1/4 teaspoonyellow mustard seedssee savings

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1/2 teaspoonminced tarragonsee savings

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41/2-inch-thick baguette toastssee savings

Directions
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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.
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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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