Celery Fennel Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 large baking potato, peeled and cubed
• 4 cups vegetable broth (or chicken broth)
• 1/2 cup wine
• 1 head celery, chopped (include the leaves)
• 1 fennel bulb, trimmed, and very thinly sliced (reserve 2 tablespoons of feathery top)
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• salt, as needed, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in large covered saucepan simmer potatoes in chicken broth and wine until tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile, in large skillet over medium heat, sauté celery, fennel slices, and onion in olive oil until tender, about 15 minutes.
• 3 mash potatoes right in the broth mixture in the saucepan with a masher.
• 4 stir in celery-fennel mixture. heat through. season with pepper and salt.
• 5 chop reserved fennel tops and use to garnish each serving.