Chilled Cream Of Celery Root Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 small celery root or 1 large celery root (2 pounds)
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 dash white pepper
1/2 cup finely chopped chives or 1/2 cup green onion top

Preparation

Peel the celery root and dice into 1/2-inch cubes.
Place it in a steamer and steam over boiling water for 10 minutes, or until tender enough to be easily mashed.
Remove celery root from steamer and reserve one cup of liquid.
Put one-third of the celery root and the reserved liquid in a blender.
Blend until smooth, alternately adding the remaining celery root along with the buttermilk, salt and white pepper.
Blend until smooth.
Pour into a bowl and add the chopped chives.
Mix thoroughly.
Chill before serving.
Serve in chilled soup bowls or mugs.