Chilled Kohlrabi Soup

Chilled Kohlrabi Soup

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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. 1

    Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat, sauté onions for 8-10 minutes until tender.

  2. 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. 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. 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. 5

    Adjust seasoning to taste with salt, pepper and maybe add dried chili flakes. Serve chilled.