Find the (Celery) Root Soup

Hoy Se Habla Soup!
My inspiration for Find the (Celery) Root Soup came from a number of sources.  
celery root instead of potato
recipes & tips for celery root

My variation for Find the Root Soup:
Ingredients:

• (+-) ½ cup of chopped bacon
• 1 medium onion - chopped
• 3 Tb. chopped garlic
• Celery Root
• Whole cauliflower
• (a very small) Acorn squash
• Water or broth
• Milk & cream cheese &/or Heavy whipping cream
• 1 cup of shredded parmesan cheese
• a little horseradish

Fry bacon until crisp (you can leave it in or save it to garnish or ½ & ½) add onion & then garlic - sauteed until transparent, add the peeled & chopped celery root.  Mix until bacon/onion/garlic flavors have mingled w/ veggies, add salt.  Cover w/ water or any broth & bring to a boil.  Boil uncovered for 45-60 minutes or until all veggies are mashable & most water is gone (careful not to let burn- add liquid as needed ).  I used a stainless steel pot so I could use my mixer right in the soup (the celery root was still pretty hard to blend.  It’s a little chunky, for a smoother soup put the room temperature blend in a food processor.).  I then added whole milk (about a cup?) and then dumped in about 3 Tb. of (onion & chives) cream cheese.  Since I didn’t use any spices, it was a little bland.  I think it would’ve probably blended well with nutmeg, but I was more in the mood for salty - so that’s when I add the just a bit of a horseradish sauce I had & some parmesan cheese & blended some more.   It ended up the consistency of mashed potatoes rather than a creamy soup, it could've used a little more water/broth probably. I served it with a another sprinkle of cheese too.  


P.S. The boys LOVED it!