Hcg1234 recipe: Celery Soup

Celery Soup (added shrimp/scallions/ginger/cilantro)

Ingredients

Celery (may use celery from crock pot cooking or 1 baked celery recipe) -- I used about half a bunch

2 cups chicken broth (or substitute 1 cup water for 1 cup broth)

¼ teaspoon thyme 

1 bay leaf

¼ teaspoon dried basil 

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Cook celery until very soft or use crock-pot or vegetable broth cooked

celery. Puree in a food processor or blender with broth and spices. Simmer

in a saucepan for 20-30 minutes.

I used Italian seasoning because it contained both basil and thyme. I started with 1 cup of broth to cook celery in, then added a little more. After that cooked, I added 2 cups of broth to cool down for blending, then simmered. Added shrimp and scallions at the last 3 minutes. Topped with cilantro ad a dash of ground ginger.

My boyfriend gave me the idea of adding bok choy, next time. :)