Root Veggie Bisque Recipes

Steps:

• Pierce the rutabaga, turnip, sweet potato, parsnips, and beet with a fork. Place all vegetables in a large, microwaveable bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 10-12 minutes, or until each of the veggies are soft to the touch.
• Cut peels off of each of the veggies; discard. Place half of peeled vegetables in a large blender with half of vegetable broth and cream. Blend until smooth and completely pureed. Pour mixture into medium saucepan. Repeat with remaining vegetables, broth and cream.
• Heat over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until steaming and hot. Serve topped with sour cream and bacon bits.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. In large bowl, toss parsnips, turnips, celery root, squash and oil until coated. In large roasting pan, spread vegetables in single layer.
• Roast 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender and browned. Cool slightly. In food processor or blender, place half of the roasted vegetables and 3 cups of the broth. Cover; process until smooth. Pour into 4- to 5-quart Dutch oven. Repeat with remaining vegetables and 3 more cups broth; set aside.
• In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic; cook 7 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Add flour; cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until browned. Stir in tomato paste and Cajun seasoning; cook 3 minutes, stirring often. In food processor or blender, place onion mixture and remaining 4 cups broth. Cover; process until smooth. Add to vegetable mixture in Dutch oven. Stir in whipping cream and salt. Heat to boiling over medium heat; reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer 15 minutes, stirring often. Garnish individual servings with croutons and parsley.

Steps:

• 1 Heat oven to 450°F. In large bowl, toss parsnips, turnips, celery root, squash and oil until coated. In large roasting pan, spread vegetables in single layer. 2 Roast 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender and browned. Cool slightly. In food processor or blender, place half of the roasted vegetables and 3 cups of the broth. Cover; process until smooth. Pour into 4- to 5-quart Dutch oven. Repeat with remaining vegetables and 3 more cups broth; set aside. 3 In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic; cook 7 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Add flour; cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until browned. Stir in tomato paste and Cajun seasoning; cook 3 minutes, stirring often. In food processor or blender, place onion mixture and remaining 4 cups broth. Cover; process until smooth. Add to vegetable mixture in Dutch oven. Stir in whipping cream and salt. Heat to boiling over medium heat; reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer 15 minutes, stirring often. Garnish individual servings with croutons and parsley.

Steps:

• 1. Prepare your veggies for roasting: - Wash all veggies and dry them with paper towel. - Don't need to chop up the baby carrots. - Chop / slice the rest in sizes as equal as possible. (i.e. I like to cut the eggplant into disks, and then quarter those disks, and use that shape/size as the general shape that I will cut other veggies as).
• 2. Preheat oven to 450*. Put veggies in mixing bowl and add enough olive oil while mixing them, to coat them thoroughly.
• 3. Arrange veggies on pan in single layer. (I usually end up using two pans).
• 4. After 30 minutes, take out pans, flip veggies over / mix around, and put back in oven; roast 25 more minutes.
• 5. Pull pan out; veggies should be soft, maybe falling apart, and some may have darkened skin; this skin is great because it gives that roasted flavor. If your veggies don't have dark marks and are not soft, give them another 7-10 minutes in the oven.
• 6. When done roasting, move veggies from pan to a big pot. Pour in broth and water.
• 7. Smash and peel garlic with knife. Add to pot. Also add the rest of the spices, except for the parsley and the optional saffron.
• 8. Bring to slow boil, then turn off heat, take off burner, and let cool for about 10 minutes.
• 9. Ladle soup into blender; don't do it all at once or it will explode on you. I like to blend about 2-3 ladles at a time.
• 10. Pour from blender into a bowl, and repeat process until all of soup has been blended. Transfer soup from bowl back into the pot.
• 11. Add cream. Turn on heat and simmer the soup for about 7 minutes, stirring every now and then. Taste it and add more salt / pepper, if needed.
• 12. Ladle soup into bowls. Top off each bowl with some chopped parsley and pinch of the saffron (optional!). I love this soup so much I treat it as its own meal and eat it slow to savor it; I don't eat it with a sandwich or salad or anything else. Hope you enjoy :)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Peel vegetables (optional) and cut them into 1- to 2-inch chunks, put them in a baking pan and toss with the oil and a sprinkling of salt and pepper.
• Put the vegetables in the oven and roast without stirring for 20 minutes, then check. If they look dry and are sticking to the pan, drizzle with more oil. Continue roasting, stirring or turning the vegetables once, for another 20 minutes or so. Stir in the herbs, then return the pan to the oven for another 20 to 40 minutes, until crisp. Remove from the oven. Garnish with rosemary or thyme.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute leeks 3 minutes. Add parsnips and celery root; cook and stir 4 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in stock, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until vegetables are tender, 25-30 minutes., Puree soup using an immersion blender. Or, cool slightly and puree soup in batches in a blender; return to pan. Stir in cream, parsley and lemon juice; heat through. Serve with chives and, if desired, pomegranate seeds.

Steps:

• Dice carrots, parsnips, sweet potato and squash into 1 inch cubes. Divide between two cookie sheets, drizzle with 3 tbsp olive oil and sprinkle with salt & pepper. Toss well to coat. Roast for about 30 minutes, turning once, or till just about tender.
• Meanwhile, in large soup kettle, saute leeks in 1 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp butter, for about 10 minutes. When veggies are roasted, add to kettle along with 6 cups of chicken stock. Simmer 1 1/2 hours or till veggies are very tender. Puree about 3/4 of soup. I like to leave some veggies unpureed for texture. If too thick add enough stock to get desired consistancy. Serve with croutons or crackers.

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add celery; cover and cook until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Add shallots; sauté uncovered 3 minutes. Stir in celery root cubes and potato, then broth and 1 1/2 teaspoons thyme. Increase heat to high; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until vegetables are very tender, about 40 minutes. Cool slightly.
• Working in batches, transfer soup to blender and puree until smooth. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cool slightly. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Stir cream into soup and bring to simmer. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with additional chopped thyme and serve.