Celeriac Soup

I saw this soup made on the River Cottage Christmas Fayre episode this year, and was intrigued - I've not cooked very much with celeriac, and I'm trying to eat more traditional winter foods this season.

I made it as written in the recipe, except for the walnut parsley pesto, which I didn't have. It was a good soup, but didn't really stand out for me. It tastes mostly of the leek, and is very similar to a leek and potato soup. Heartwarming and good for the winter, but the celeriac just adds a, to me anyway, fairly subtle celery flavour. Perhaps the pesto really makes the soup sparkle.

If I came upon celeriac again, I'd definitely consider this soup - it's quite nice, but it's not going to make my 'must cook' list each winter. I'm going to try his celeriac gratin at some point, though, as that looks quite delicious, and I would like to give the root some more kitchen time.