Braised Root Vegetable Soup - Lori Fernandez

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 4 cups assorted root vegetables, cut into 1" cubes
• 1 cup rutabagas, thickly peeled and cubed
• 1 cup carrots, sliced
• 1 cup celery root, cubed
• 2 cups potatoes, scrubbed (not peeled) and cubed
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 sprit fresh thyme
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• pepper to taste