This week’s Cook the Book Fridays recipe from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen is the perfect antidote to the chilly temperatures that have all ove a sudden decide to stick around (after a strange fall with temperatures in the 20s somedays!). It’s a simple soup – celery root with leeks and a few herbs, made with water – so I was concerned it wouldn’t have much flavour. However, it’s garnished with horseradish cream (seriously – whipped cream with horseradish and a touch of lemon juice) and prosciutto chips (thin slices of prosciutto baked in the oven – mine took around 10 minutes longer to dry out and crisp up than the time suggested in the recipe – I’d say just stay close to the oven and keep an eye on them) both of which totally bring this out of the realm of a boring soup. My takeaways? Prosciutto chips on EVERYTHING! And horseradish cream for the win!
Get the recipe for David Lebovitz’s celery root soup with horseradish cream on p 106 of My Paris Kitchen.
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Agree with you, surprisingly good, given the main ingredients for the soup, not counting the garnishes!
Right? Even minus the garnishes it’s fab!
This is not a boring soup, I second the horseradish cream for the win. The blue plate and bowl also stand out!
Thanks so much and yes, the cream is so good!
I have to agree with Shirley, that bowl certainly makes it stand out. Great soup all around, I really enjoyed it.
Blue is particularly flattering to many foods!
Definitely agree about horseradish cream for the win and prosciutto chips on everything! This is a perfect fall soup now that it’s finally getting cold (It’s already November for pete’s sake. It’s time…)
Right? I’ve been WAITING for the cooler weather so I can make dished like this!
Have the celery root and leeks in the fridge and can’t wait to make it tomorrow. I already am dreaming about the horseradish cream.
The horseradish cream brings it to next level!