
Chilled Kohlrabi Soup
description
Servings1
Difficultyeasy
Gluten-FreeSidesSoups
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoonsunflower oil
- 4 pcsgarlic scapes chopped or 2 garlic cloves roughly minced
- 1.5 poundlarge kohlrabi bulb peeled and cut in ½-inch cubes
- 2 cupvegetable stock
- 3 cupwater or more if soup is too thick
- 0.75 cupraw unsalted cashews
- 2 pcsbay leaves
- 3 sprigsfresh thyme
- 0.25 teaspoonwhite pepper (a must have)
- 0.5 tspsalt
Instructions
- 1
Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat, sauté onions for 8-10 minutes until tender.
- 2
Add the garlic and cook until it's just fragrant. Add kohlrabi and cook for 2 minutes. Add stock, water, cashews, bay leaves, thyme, white pepper and salt.
- 3
Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, simmer for about 45 minutes until kohlrabi is tender. Remove bay leaves and thyme sprigs, discard.
- 4
Using an immersion blender or blender, puree soup until smooth. If you're using a blender: let the soup cool first before blending and blend in small batches.
- 5
Adjust seasoning to taste with salt, pepper and maybe add dried chili flakes. Serve chilled.