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Apple & Celery Consommé with Crispy Pumpernickel Croutons

Name: Apple & Celery Consommé with Crispy Pumpernickel Croutons
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 600ml vegetable stock (or water); 250g celery, roughly chopped (include leafy tops); 150g Granny Smith apple, cored and roughly chopped; 40g leek, white part only, sliced; 1 bay leaf; 2 thyme sprigs; 4 white peppercorns; 2 egg whites, lightly beaten; 40g pumpernickel bread, cubed (about 5mm); 1 tbsp sunflower oil; Sea salt to taste; 1 tsp fresh lemon juice

A refined, clarified apple and celery broth—delicate, deeply flavoured, and utterly German—served chilled as a palate-cleansing interlude. Topped with tiny toasted pumpernickel cubes for texture and earthy depth. This is what a Sophisticated afternoon snack looks like.

110calper serving 2gprotein 16gcarbs 3gfat 20min prep 45min cook 2serves

≈ Macros estimated from the ingredients · per serving · developed by The Delicious Kitchen with AI assistance, not independently kitchen-tested · how we calculate this