Celery Soup With Celery Leaf, Asian Pear And Blue Cheese Relish.

• soup fixings
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 shallots, chopped fine
• 2 garlic cloves, minced fine
• 2 cups celery, sliced thinly
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1/3 cup cream
• relish
• 2 tablespoons celery leaves, chopped fine
• 1/2 cup asian pear, diced
• 4 tablespoons blue cheese, crumbled
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

1. SOUPrnHeat butter in a saute pan till bubbly.rnAdd shallots, garlic and celery.rnSaute for a minute.rnAdd chicken stock, salt and pepper.rnBring soup to a boil, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.rnPu the soup through a blender. ( I prefer a regular blender over the immersion kind as it gives the soup a better texture)rnPour soup back into pan and add cream.rnHeat gently for 3 to 5 minutes.rnServe hot in a bowl , topped with a heaping tablespoon of the relish.
2. RELISHrnMix all the ingredients in a bowl. rnUse by the tablespoonful..

butter, shallots, garlic, celery, kosher salt, black pepper, chicken stock, cream, relish, celery, asian pear, blue cheese, kosher salt, black pepper, lemon juice

Taken from food52.com/recipes/16585-celery-soup-with-celery-leaf-asian-pear-and-blue-cheese-relish (may not work)