Celery Soup with parsley garlic paste

Ingredients:

5 cups chopped  celery with leaves
5 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 onion , chopped
a sprig of fresh thyme leaves
1/2 tsp red chili  flakes
6 cups organic chicken stock or vegetable stock cups)
salt and pepper

A parsley garlic paste:
a handfull of parsley pounded with 6 garlic cloves with salt. Make a nice fine paste to add to the soup

Method:

In a pan, heat some olive oil.  Add the onions and garlic. Saute for 3 minutes. Then add the red chili flakes. some salt and thyme and saute for another 2 minutes. Then add celery and cook for 15 to 20 minutes until soft. Do not brown it.
Add broth and bring to a boil then let it simmer for 10 minutes.

In a food processor, puree the soup and return to the stock pan. Cook until the desired thickness is achieve. Season with salt and pepper and serve hot with bread, topped with some garlic parsley paste.