Recipe by Sarah Raphael

Creamy Chestnut Soup

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Parve Parve
Easy Easy
4 Servings
Allergens

Contains

- Tree nuts

Looking for delicious, last-minute dinner ideas? Try this creamy chestnut soup. You’ll have a super flavorful soup from scratch in under an hour!

Ingredients

Soup

  • 1 (5.2-ounce) bag Gefen Chestnuts

  • 1 teaspoon corn oil

  • medium onion, diced

  • 4 and 1/2 cups water

  • 2-3 celery stalks

  • dried basil

Directions

Cook the Soup

1.

Heat oil in a soup pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, cook until limp, about three minutes.  

2.

Remove pot from heat and puree soup in a food processor until smooth and creamy.  Add cooking wine; simmer three to four minutes. 

3.

Add water and bring to a boil. Add celery, a sprinkle of basil, and soy or rice milk and return to a boil.

4.

Add chestnuts, cover, and cook over low heat for 20 minutes. Season lightly with sea salt and simmer another 10 minutes.

5.

Serve garnished with parsley sprigs.

Creamy Chestnut Soup

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Fayge
Fayge
3 years ago

Made for pesach with Almond milk. Didn’t have basil. I thought it was bland, but it was well received.