This creamy vegan parsnip and celeriac soup with crunchy vegetable chips is a warm and satisfying vegan option for Passover, Rosh Hashanah or any a regular weeknight dinner.
Creamy Passover Celeriac Soup
I’m having what I think is a mild panic attack today.
Ok, maybe “panic attack” is too big a term to use here… but I did just realize something. Passover is right around the corner. And for someone who is a vegan, that is somewhat panic-attack worthy. Because, what the heck does a vegan eat during Passover?!
Soy’s out. Grains are out. Beans are out. Matzah ball soup’s out. ( Wait… what??? No matzah ball soup?? Oy vey… Pass me the brown paper bag, I’m starting to hyperventilate)
So, if you're anything like me, and your festive meal at the Seder usually consists of matzah, haroset and celery dipped in salt water (yum), I think you're going to love this celeriac soup.
Creamy, filling, satisfying, vegan, gluten-free and kosher for Passover. Slightly better (and tastier) than the alternative, don't you think?
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Passover Celeriac Soup
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 8 cups
Description
This vegan celeriac soup with spiced pumpkin seeds is a warm and satisfying vegan option for Passover, Rosh Hashanah or any a regular weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
- 1 large celeriac (celery root)
- 4 large parsnips
- 2 large Yukon Gold potatoes
- 4 large leeks
- 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
- Vegetable broth (enough to cover vegetables in the pot)
- 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- ½ teaspoon pepper (or to taste)
Toppings Options:
- Vegetable Chips
- Spiced pumpkin seeds:
- 1 ½ cups raw pumpkin seeds (if you don't eat pumpkin seeds during Passover, you can use slivered almonds)
- 2 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon hot red paprika (adjust the amount depending on how hot the paprika is)
- 1 teaspoon sweet red paprika
- 2 teaspoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Peel and cut the celeriac, parsnips and potatoes into large chunks
- Cut and wash the leeks (white part and the light green part) really well to remove all the sand
- Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot. Add the celeriac, parsnips, potaotes and leek and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add enough vegetable broth to barely cover the vegetables, and set the stove on high until it starts to boil. Add the salt and pepper and reduce the heat
- Let the soup simmer, covered, until the vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes. Set aside and let it cool
- Once cooled, blend until smooth and creamy. Adjust seasoning if necessary.
- Pour the celeriac soup back into the pot and let it simmer for an additional 10 minutes
- To prepare the pumpkin seeds (you can do this while the soup cools). Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper
- In a medium bowl, mix all the ingredients together, making sure all the seeds are well coated with the oil and spices. Spread them on the lined baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes, until the seeds start to brown slightly (they may need a little extra time depending on your oven). Keep an eye on them, since they can burn easily
- Serve the celeriac soup hot or warm, and garnish each bowl with seasoned pumpkin seeds right before serving
Notes
- The spiced pumpkin seeds add about 42 calories per 2 teaspoons
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 40 mins
- Category: soup
- Method: stove top
- Cuisine: vegan / Passover
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 90 plus see Note 1
- Sugar: 3.3
- Sodium: 655 - reduce by using low sodium broth
- Fat: 3.2
- Saturated Fat: 1
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.1
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 14.8
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 2
- Cholesterol: 0
Eve
By the end of passover everyone is just tiered of eating matzo ball soup so this seems like a grat recipe to change it up a bit! The pumpkin seed topping seems like a perfect kick! I love your pictures!!!
Julie Hansen Intuitive
This looks SO good--I especially like the garnish idea. Fyi--I have seen gluten free matzah but I haven't tried it yet.
sara
Awesome recipe I really enjoyed this.
Here's another recipe you might like.
http://www.wascene.com/food-drink/healthy-butternut-pumpkin-soup/
Thanks for sharing.
Sara
Pam
Do you have the calorie count for this recipe?
Vicky & Ruth
No we are sorry, we don't. I think there are some sites online that can do that for you.
Shira
I started eating kitinyot for Passover a few years back and it's been a game changer! Ashkenazi allow it now. Plus, I read that vegans always had special dispensation to eat kitinyot!
Helen Scarr
The creamy celeriac soup is delicious! Served it to a friend who is a cook and she loved. She cant eat pumpkin seeds so it was topped with some beetroot chips for colour and texture. (Cant wait to try the pepitas). Gave some to another person who raved. It made heaps so we have enough for more days, hooray! Thank you for the recipe!
Vicky & Ruth
Hi Helen, thank you for the feedback. So glad you liked the recipe!! 🙂