Sub for celery in soups and stews

[Anonymous]

My oral allergy has worsened and can’t go near it anymore — even cooked.

Recs for what to sub in soup and stew recipes that will still give great flavor?

[Anonymous]

Parsnips!

[Anonymous]

Fennel, carrots, leeks, bok choy, green bell pepper

[Anonymous]

I just skip it and add a bit more onion

[Anonymous]

So many vegetables are great in soup. Personally, I’d go with leeks, fennel or cabbage!

[Anonymous]

I would add in parsley (including stems) at the end of the cooking.

[Anonymous]

Turnips?

[Anonymous]

I’ve used French green beans in the past.

[Anonymous]

Leek, turnip, bok choy.

[Anonymous]

Fennel or leek is best.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the recommendations! I'll try a few out to see how they work.

I also really like the idea of adding parsley at the end, along with a vegetable celery-sub earlier in the process. I think that might help the complexity a bit? Soups feel so flat sometimes!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the recommendations! I'll try a few out to see how they work.

I also really like the idea of adding parsley at the end, along with a vegetable celery-sub earlier in the process. I think that might help the complexity a bit? Soups feel so flat sometimes!

You're doing it wrong! Are you using a stock, or just water?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the recommendations! I'll try a few out to see how they work.

I also really like the idea of adding parsley at the end, along with a vegetable celery-sub earlier in the process. I think that might help the complexity a bit? Soups feel so flat sometimes!

Add some umami: MSG (Accent in the spice aisle), worcestershire, or anchovy paste are my go-tos

[Anonymous]

Lovage is the herb that tastes most like celery. Not sure if it has similar compound that you might be allergic to. Or is it more like a pollen allergy?

[Anonymous]

Lovage for celery flavour, but I use things like bok choy to sub for celery because I actually hate the flavour. The whites chop up very similar to celery (use the greens too, just not for celery).