4 root soup bacon apple Recipes

leeks (3/4 lb), white and pale green parts only, bacon slices (2 oz), olive oil, celery root, peeled with a knife and cut into 1/2-inch pieces, water, reduced-sodium chicken broth, granny smith apple, celery rib, very thinly sliced on a long diagonal (1/2 cup), inner celery leaves, salt, black pepper, half-and-half

red onion, chopped, olive oil, celery ribs, chopped (1 1/2 cups), leeks , halved lengthwise and chopped, garlic cloves, minced, tart apples, peeled and chopped (about 2 lb), russet potatoes, peeled and chopped (about 1 3/4 lb), celery root, peeled and chopped (about 3/4 lb), vegetable broth, apple juice, minced fresh ginger, salt, pepper, milk or 1/2 cup half-and-half, chopped fresh chives, fresh thyme, chopped, apple, very thinly sliced, sugar, salt (optional), crispy bacon or 6 -8 slices imitation bacon or 6 -8 slices crispy pancetta, fresh chives, chopped

evoo, celeriac ( celery root), 1 1/4 lb, peeled and chopped, parsnips, peeled and chopped, idaho potato, peeled and chopped, onion, chopped, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, bay leaf, chopped fresh thyme, gala or other crispy , sweet apples, 2 peeled and chopped, 1 sliced, lemon, juiced, calvados apple liquor or 1/2 cup sauterne (citrusy) wine, chicken stock, homemade or store-bought, heavy cream or creme fraiche, butter, softened, thick, good quality white bread, apple butter, honey, grainy dijon mustard, super sharp white cheddar, sliced, good quality smoky bacon