Celery and Apple Soup- Easy Soup Recipe

Soup is one of the easiest and cheapest meals to make, and there are so many different varieties you can try. They are a fantastic option for a light lunch, and soup is something you can make in batches in advance so you have it ready to warm through when hunger strikes. One soup that you might like to try is celery and apple soup.

This recipe for celery and apple soup is delicious, refreshing and perfect for any time of the year. It is a quick meal to make that requires very little skill, and it is a budget-friendly meal. You can also make it in a soup maker.

Here is how to make celery and apple soup.

Preparation time	5 minutes
Cooking time	25 minutes
Serves	4
Vegetarian recipe/ vegan recipe	Vegetarian-yes Vegan- no, unless you replace the butter and the milk
Dairy-free recipe	No- unless you replace the butter and milk (see tips)
Gluten-free recipe	Yes

Ingredients for Celery and Apple Soup

• 1 head of celery, chopped
• 1 onion, sliced
• A large potato, peeled and diced
• 1 cooking apple
• 500ml vegetable stock
• 250ml milk
• 25g butter
• Salt and pepper
• Chopped chives

How to Make Celery and Apple Soup

1. Heat the butter in a large pan over medium heat.
2. Add the potatoes, celery, and onion and cook for five minutes.
3. Next, add the apple and the vegetable stock and turn up the heat to bring to the boil.
4. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
5. Either blend the ingredients using a hand blender or transfer to a food processor and blend before returning to the pan.
6. Add the milk and stir through.
7. Season with salt and pepper.
8. Bring the soup back to the boil.
9. Serve into soup bowls and sprinkle with chopped chives.

Additional Tips

• Try adding different herbs to this celery and apple soup to experiment with flavours.
• It is easy to make this soup in a soup maker. Likewise, you can make larger batches and serve from a catering soup kettle if you are in catering.
• You can serve this soup cold as a refreshing change to hot soups.
• If you enjoy this soup, then you might also like our parsnip and apple soup, our beetroot and apple soup, and butternut squash and apple soup.
• Adding some celeriac to this celery and apple soup will retain the flavour of celery but add some substance to serve the soup as a main meal.
• If you are following a vegan or dairy-free diet, then you can add more stock instead of milk, and you can replace the butter with vegetable oil.