Cream of celery

Cream of celery

Appetizers

A delicious and refreshing dish featuring celery, milk, and cream.

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Discover this delicious celery cream, a refreshing and subtle dish that pairs perfectly with summer vegetables.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodstove
  • Estimated cost$2.44 $0.61 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.24
  • $0.21
  • $1.20
  • $0.42
  • $0.07
  • $0.03
  • $0.27

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Finely chop the onion and celery, then add three cups of milk. ≈ 8 min
  2. Let it simmer for 20 minutes.
  3. Add the melted butter. ≈ 3 min
  4. Thicken with flour, which has been previously mixed with a small amount of cold milk.
  5. Season with salt and pepper to taste, then mix with a cup of cream and serve hot. ≈ 4 min

The bill

Cream of celery

  • Three stalks of celery$0.24
  • One onion$0.21
  • 750 ml of milk, plus a little for the flour$1.20
  • 3 tablespoons of butter$0.42
  • 3 tablespoons of flour$0.07
  • salt$0.03
  • pepper$0.27

Total$2.44

that's $0.61 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • Three stalks of celery
  • One onion
  • 750 ml of milk, plus a little for the flour
  • 3 tablespoons of butter
  • 3 tablespoons of flour
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 240 ml of cream

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