Celeriac Substitute

balloo_2

Hi I hope this is the right place for this question.

I am making diet soup and the recipe calls for chopped Celeriac would celery stems do as a replacement. I dont cook that much so i havent got a clue where to find the stuff let alone what it looks and tastes like.
Thank You All

twinkle_star_2

Maybe some celery for flavour but if it's a large weight I'd go for mostly sweede. Celeriac is a big nobbly root vegetable.

BitterAndTwisted

They're selling them in Lidl at the moment and I think they're about a quid each. Well worth buying and mashed they make a lovely bake as well. I can't think of another veg that has even vaguely the same flavour and texture.

kippers

You can put any veg in a soup. Celeriac comes from the same family as celery. You take the skin off and slice celeriac before cooking. You can boil it but we prefer it roasted. If i was you i'd just replace it with any veg you have in your fridge.

Sambucus_Nigra

Just use the celery - it will be fine. Or celery salt and any veg.

Fruball

Celeriac is different to celery - Much milder too.

I don't like celery but I love celeriac cooked, or grated on its own

Sambucus_Nigra

Frugal wrote: »

Celeriac is different to celery - Much milder too.

I don't like celery but I love celeriac cooked, or grated on its own

They are different but they are the same plant as such. Celery was selected for the juicy stems and celeriac was selected for the root.

BitterAndTwisted

That's true but celeriac has a lovely mild fennel-sort of flavour which celery does not.

Sambucus_Nigra

Fennel is also from the same family so there's no wonder...