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Celeriac and sesame soup

Celeriac soup with a double dose of sesame flavour: tahini (sesame paste) in the smooth, creamy soup and a crunchy sesame-seed crumble scattered on top.

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Last modified on: April 3^rd 2022

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For 8 people, you will need:

1 1 kg celeriac
2 2 litres whole milk
3 60 g sesame seeds
4 60 g flour
5 60 g butter
6 200 g tahini (sesame paste)
7 salt
8 pepper
Total weight: 3,380 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
23 min.	35 min.	58 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare 1 kg celeriac and cut into small pieces.

Stage 2 - 25 min.

Cover with 2 litres whole milk, salt and put to cook on medium heat.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Meanwhile, prepare the sesame crumble: put 2 litres whole milk, 60 g sesame seeds, 60 g flour and 60 g butter into a bow,l and salt.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Rub in using your finger tips until mixed to a crumb-like texture.

Stage 5 - 1 min.

Spread the mixture out on a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a baking sheet.

Stage 6 - 10 min.

Bake for 10 minutes until nicely coloured.

Leave to cool.

Stage 7 - 3 min.

Back to the soup: when the celeriac is well cooked and soft, take off the heat and blend thoroughly.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Add 200 g tahini (sesame paste) and blend again.

Stage 9

Your soup is ready, apart from checking the seasoning.

Stage 10

Serve in a wide soup dish or deep bowl, with a generous dose of sesame crumble scattered on top.

Remarks

The quantity of tahini is just for guidance, so use more or less to suit your own taste.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
4,166 Kcal or 17,442 Kj	182 gr	202 gr	291 gr
154 %	52 %	14 %	33 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
123 Kcal or 515 Kj	5 gr	6 gr	9 gr
5 %	2 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
521 Kcal or 2,181 Kj	23 gr	25 gr	36 gr
19 %	6 %	2 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Celery, Milk, Sesame, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 6.88 €
Per person : 0.86 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Paris flan filling, Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk, Sandwich bread, Gnocchi alla romana, Panna cotta, ... All
	Celeriac: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Normandy seafood stew, Creamy Winter Vegetable Soup, Celeriac Rémoulade , How to prepare celeriac, Celeriac soup with mustard, ... All
	Tahini (sesame paste): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Green hummus, Hummus, Ali Baba bread, Lebanese-style chickpea salad, Hot sesame-cream chicken tartines, ... All
	Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Buckwheat almond biscuits, Cashew-nut and Parmesan biscuits, Flaky brownie brioche, Brownies, Toasted almond cake, ... All

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