Best Celery Soup With Stilton Delia Smith Recipes

CELERY SOUP WITH STILTON (DELIA SMITH)

Celery Soup With Stilton (Delia Smith) image

this is from asda magazine Dec 2009 not made yet but plan too, i like delia she is relaible and just a little decadent

Provided by cakeinmyface

Categories Cheese

Time 35m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

450 g celery (trimmed)
50 g butter
200 g potatoes (peeled and diced)
1 small onion (finely chopped)
570 ml vegetable stock
150 ml single cream
150 g Stilton cheese
salt and pepper
110 g day-old white bread (thickly sliced stale cubed)
2 tablespoons olive oil

Steps:

seperate stalks of celery from base and trim, reserve leaves for garnish- trimmed stalks should weigh 450g, trim outer stringy bits. scrub rest in cold water and drain, slcie across in thinnish slices.
in medium saucepan melt butter, stir in celery, potato and onion, stir everyting around to coat with butter put on lid turn heat low and sweat for 10 minutes.
uncover add stock and bring to simmering point cover again and cook for 30 minutes test veg for tendereness if not recover and cook until they are.
whilst this is going on prepare croutons heat olive oil in large frying pan and add cubes of bread keep them moving turning around and upside down until they have turned a deep golden brown colour and have become very crunchy and crispy, drain on kitchen paper.
remove saucepan from heat stir in cream then liquidise soup with crumbed stilton until quite smooth, retunr soup to rinsed out pan and reheat very gently taking care not to boil.
taste and season serve with croutons and celery leaves.

CELERY AND STILTON SOUP

Celery and Stilton Soup image

This will seem like a fancy soup without a lot of effort. Stilton cheese is really rich and creamy, and gives the soup a wonderful flavor.

Provided by Sarah Lai

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Cream Soup Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 sticks butter
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 ½ cups chopped celery
4 ¼ cups water
3 ¾ ounces Stilton cheese, crumbed and divided
4 sprigs watercress, for garnish
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 pinch salt, or as desired

Steps:

Melt the butter in a large pot over medium low heat. Add the onions and saute for 10 minutes, or until onion is translucent.
Add the celery and the water. Cover and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes, or until celery is soft.
Add 2 1/2 ounces of the Stilton cheese to the soup and mix well. Puree the soup in small batches in a blender or food processor and transfer it to a clean pot. Season with freshly ground pepper and salt to taste. Stilton can be very salty, so beware!
Pour into individual bowls, sprinkle with the remaining cheese and garnish with the watercress.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 518.4 calories, Carbohydrate 4.7 g, Cholesterol 141.7 mg, Fat 53.7 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 6.8 g, SaturatedFat 34.1 g, Sodium 777.6 mg, Sugar 2.1 g