Ingredients

• 400g - carrots, finely sliced
• 200g - baby corn
• 1 - onion, chopped
• 3 - celery sticks, diced
• 2 - apples (green)
• 5 tbsp - tomato puree
• 2 - bay leaf
• 2 tsp - castor sugar
• 2 tsp - lemon juice
• 1 liter - vegetable stock
• Pepper, to taste
• Salt, to taste

How to Make Apple and Celery Soup

• Put the carrots, baby corn, onion and celery along with the vegetable stock in a large pan. Cover and boil, let it simmer for 10 mins.
• Peel core and dice one apple. Add the pieces of apple, tomato puree, bay leaf and sugar to the pan, and let it boil for 10 mins.
• Remove and discard the bay leaf.
• Put the above mixture in a blender and blend until smooth.
• Meanwhile wash, core and cut the other apple into thin slices, along with the skin.
• Place the apple slices in a small pan and sprinkle lemon juice over it.
• Heat gently and simmer for 1-2 mins until tender. Be careful not to break the apple slices, since the soup needs to be garnished with these apple slices.
• Now gently re-heat the soup and season with salt and pepper.
• Garnish with apple slices and serve hot.