Watercress & celeriac soup with goat's cheese croutons

Watercress & celeriac soup with goat's cheese croutons

Feed your friends this simple freeze-ahead starter, topped with goat's cheese croutons for added crunch

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Gently cook the leeks in the butter and olive oil until soft but not coloured. Add the celeriac and stock, bring to the boil and simmer until the celeriac is soft. Add the bags of watercress and blend until smooth, then season. Cool. Will freeze for up to 3 months.
  2. To serve, defrost the soup in the fridge overnight, then tip into a saucepan and reheat. Top each toasted baguette slice with some goat's cheese, then add a slice to each bowl with a sprig of watercress.

PER SERVING

255 kcalories, protein 16.0g, carbohydrate 17.0g, fat 14.0 g, saturated fat 7.0g, fibre 7.0g, sugar 5.0g, salt 1.71 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2010.

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  • 18 March 2011

    Emily Edinburgh rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very easy to make recipe. I served it before a chicken main course and it went well. Lovely, delicate flavour.

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  • 18 July 2011

    badabish rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I thought this recipe was very easy to make and tasted beautifully fresh and spring/summer like as the taste is quite different to any other soup I've had. I ate it with and without the goats cheese crouton and I have to say, I preferred it with as the flavours set each other off very well.

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  • 04 October 2011

    Catherine rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Amazing soup! Extremely easy to make, beautiful and delicious. I would recommend not being too stingy with the goats cheese croutons, as they really add a lot to the dish. Bon appetit! x

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  • 03 January 2012

    Detty rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Perfection itself

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  • 23 January 2012

    Florence rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very nice, especially with the goat's cheese crouton.

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  • 20 April 2012

    crumbortwo rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I thought this was nice but not 5 star. The croutons and goats cheese were OK but I think you could achieve the same flavour by stirring parmesan into the soup.

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  • 08 May 2012

    loveinmytummy rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Delicious! Especially with the goats cheese crouton. Nice as a light starter before a heavy main dish

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  • 16 November 2012

    Theresa Hardwick rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Loved this soup. Added some rocket that I had left over. My children thought it looked grim but very quickly changed their minds when they tasted it!

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  • 03 December 2012

    michellepfeiffer commented on this recipe

    until I looked at the paycheck that said $6524, I didnt believe that...my... neighbour could actually making money part time on there computar.. there uncle has been doing this for only a year and by now took care of the morgage on there home and bourt a brand new Lancia. go to, www.FLY38.com

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  • 18 December 2012

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Lovely soup. Really healthy and perfect with the goats cheese crouton.

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  • 18 February 2013

    rosy rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    really tasty low fat recipe and watercress has long been thought of as a lung tonic so this was great for my dad who is very chesty at the moment, was very creamy and fresh although no dairy on sight!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

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PER SERVING

255 kcalories, protein 16.0g, carbohydrate 17.0g, fat 14.0 g, saturated fat 7.0g, fibre 7.0g, sugar 5.0g, salt 1.71 g

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