Creamy Kohlrabi Soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 pound kohlrabi, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice
• 2 1/2 cups vegetable broth
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup uncooked orzo pasta

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• melt butter in a large stockpot over medium-low heat. cook and stir onion in melted butter until soft, about 10 minutes. add kohlrabi; cook and stir another 2 minutes. pour vegetable broth and milk over the onion mixture. add bay leaf. bring the mixture to a boil, place a cover on the pot, and reduce heat to low; cook at a simmer until kohlrabi is tender, about 25 minutes.
• remove and discard bay leaf; allow the soup to cool slightly. pour the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway. pulse the blender a few times before leaving on to puree. work in batches until all soup is blended. return pureed soup to stockpot; season with salt and pepper. sprinkle orzo pasta into the soup; cover the stockpot and simmer until the orzo is tender, about 10 minutes.