This bright and earthy root vegetable belongs in your fall and winter cooking. Learn how to choose and use it in the kitchen.

Reduce heat to low and cook until celery root is tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Using an immersion blender, purée soup until smooth. Stir in cream and season with salt and pepper.

Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and cook uncovered, until the celery root is tender when pierced by a knife, about 20 minutes. 6. Soup can be kept warm over very low heat for up to 30 minutes.

Servings: 4 (makes 6 1/2 cups) A triple-threat of healthful ingredients - celery root, white beans and tahini - come together to give this comforting, winter-white soup a velvety creaminess.

Mark Bittman uses an unusual root vegetable in a delicious creamy soup.

Ingredients:½ lb. Butter1 oz garlic, finely chopped6 lb. Celery Root, peeled and sliced¼ C. Salt10 qt. Heavy creamDirections: In a large stock pot, melt the butter and lightly cook the garlic ...

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The humble celery root could use some good PR. It's ugly as sin, and the name is anything but evocative. But once you cut off the gritty, knobby exterior, you're left with a lovely, versatile and ...