Cauliflower And Potato Soup With Cheddar Cheese Food

CHEESY CAULIFLOWER AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the vegetables, onion, bouillon and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 4-6 minutes or until vegetables are tender., Stir in the milk, soup, garlic powder and nutmeg. Combine cornstarch and remaining water until smooth; gradually stir into soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Stir in cheese until melted.

CHEDDAR, CAULIFLOWER AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Cook cauliflower and potato in broth until tender. Meanwhile, in large saucepan, melt butter. Over medium heat, sauté onion until tender with thyme. Stir in flour and cook a minute.
• Gradually whisk in milk. Cook, stirring, until thickened.
• Stir in cauliflower, potatoes and chicken broth.
• Remove from heat, add cheese, stirring until cheese melts. Season to taste.

CAULIFLOWER CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and roughly chop the carrots.
• Slice the celery.
• Peel and roughly chop the onions.
• Peel and slice the garlic.
• Cut the cauliflower into 1.5cm slices.
• Put a large pan on medium heat and add 2tb olive oil.
• Add all your chopped and sliced ingredients and mix together with a wooden spoon.
• Cook for around 10 minutes with the lid askew, until the carrots have softened but are still holding their shape, and the onion is lightly golden.
• Grate the cheddar into a bowl and put to one side for later.
• Put the stock cubes into a jug or pan and pour in 1.8 litres of boiling water from the kettle.
• Stir until the stock cubes are dissolved, then add the vegetables.
• Give the soup a good stir and bring to the boil.
• Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes with the lid on.
• Remove the pan from the heat.
• Season with salt and pepper and add the cheese and mustard.
• Using a hand blender or liquidizer, pulse the soup until silky smooth.
• Divide between your serving bowls and grate over some nutmeg, if you like.
• If you want to dress it up a bit, top it with some lightly fried crispy bacon.

CREAM OF CAULIFLOWER CHEESE & POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot add oil and butter and melt.
• Saute onion, leek, garlic, thyme and basil until softened.
• Add potato and cauliflower and toss through.
• Add vegetable stock and bay leaves and cook for around 40 minutes.
• Remove bay leaves.
• Blend half the soup in a blender or with a hand held blitzer.
• Mash with a potato masher the other half of the soup.
• Add the blended half of the soup back with the mashed soup.
• Return to heat and add the cheese. Stir till dissolved (this wont take long so dont leave it too long).
• Add the cream and stir through.
• To top with toast:.
• Slice a baguette into thin slices.
• Cover the slices with slices of gruyere cheese (if you dont have gruyere, then use cheddar or whatever cheese suits you).
• Bake the slices in the oven for about 5 minutes at 180 until the cheese has melted.
• If the slices are too big for the soup, quarter them or half them.
• Serve on top of the soup.

CHEESY POTATO-CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• Combine cauliflower, potatoes, broth, celery, carrots, and onions in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Cover and cook until vegetables have softened, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat but keep the lid on.
• Melt butter in another large saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour; cook and whisk until bubbly and brown, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and gradually whisk in milk. Return to medium heat and cook until thickened, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Add veggies and broth to the milk mixture. Continue stirring. Add vinegar, garlic powder, lemon juice, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Remove from the heat and slowly add Cheddar, Swiss, and American cheeses, stirring well until melted.
• Ladle into bowls and garnish with scallions.

CAULIFLOWER-CHEDDAR SOUP

Steps:

• Combine water/stock, potatoes, cauliflower, onion, carrot and garlic in large pot.
• Bring to a boil.
• Simmer 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Remove from heat and let cool 20 minutes.
• Puree in food processor or blender or use hand blender.
• Return to pan and stir in remaining ingredients until cheese melts.

CREAM OF CAULIFLOWER AND CHEDDAR SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in large saucepan, saute onion until tender.
• Stir in cauliflower and chicken broth.
• Cover, reduce heat and simmer 12-15 minutes or until cauliflower is tender.
• Combine flour and milk (shake together in a jar).
• Add to saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens.
• Remove from heat. Add cheese and stir until melted.
• Add pepper and parsley to taste.
• Serve with croutons.

TWO CHEESE POTATO & CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter or olive oil in saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onions, cook and stir 4 minutes or until onions are transparent.
• Add garlic, cook and stir for 15 seconds.
• Add milk (or broth), potatoes, cauliflower, salt and red pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover tightly and simmer for 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Use a hand held blender or transfer to a regular blender in batches and process til smooth. Reduce to medium heat, heat until thoroughly heated. Remove from heat.
• Add cheeses into soup and stir until melted.

POTATO CHEDDAR SOUP WITH BROCCOLI AND CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven cook onions in hot oil and butter until soft and golden brown.
• Add garlic and continue cooking.
• Add potatoes, carrots, and chicken stock.
• Bring to boiling; reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, separate broccoli into small flowerets (reserve) and tender stems, discarding tough stems.
• Coarsely chop tender stems.
• Core and separate cauliflower into small flowerets.
• Add broccoli stems and cauliflower to potato mixture.
• Cover; simmer 45 minutes.
• Add broccoli flowerets and cook, covered, for 15 minutes more.
• Add milk, cream, cheese, salt, and pepper to vegetable mixture.
• Lightly puree with a potato masher until coarsely blended to desired texture.
• Add water, if needed, to desired consistency.
• Note: I use an immersible blender.

CAULIFLOWER CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large saucepan. Tip in the onion and cook until softened, about 5 mins, stirring often. Add the cauliflower, potato, stock, milk and seasoning. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and leave to simmer for about 30 mins until the cauliflower is soft and the potato almost collapsing.
• Whizz in a food processor or crush with a potato masher until you get a creamy, thick soup. Top up with more milk to thin a little if serving in mugs. You can make ahead up to 2 days in advance, cool, cover and leave in the fridge until needed, or freeze for up to 1 month. When ready to serve, warm through, ladle into mugs or bowls, top with the cheese pieces, then stir through before eating.