Delicious Watercress & Celeriac Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 leek, chopped
• 300 g celeriac, peeled & diced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 900 ml vegetable stock
• 200 g watercress, washed
• 2 tablespoons double cream
• salt and black pepper
• 4 tablespoons creme fraiche
• 1 tablespoon coarse grain mustard
• 1 pinch fresh nutmeg, grated

Recipe

• 1 slowly cook the leek & celeriak in oil for 7-8 minutes, until softened. add stock & bring to the boil. reduce heat, cover & simmer for 10 minutes, until tender.
• 2 remove the tough stems from the watercress & discard. add watercress to the pan & cook for 1-2minutes, until just wilted. allow to cool a little then whizz in a food processor until smooth.
• 3 return soup to the pan & reheat. stir in the cream & season.
• 4 mix the creme fraiche with the mustard. ladle soup into bowls & top with the mustardy creme fraiche & a sprinkling of the grated nutmeg.