Comforting Cauliflower Soup Food

CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot or dutch oven, melt 4 tablespoons butter. Add the onion and cook for a few minutes, or until it starts to turn brown. Add the carrots and celery and cook an additional couple of minutes. Add cauliflower and parsley and stir to combine. Cover and cook over very low heat for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, pour in chicken stock or broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and allow to simmer.In a medium saucepan, melt 4 tablespoons butter. Mix the flour with the milk and whisk to combine. Add flour-milk mixture slowly to the butter, whisking constantly. Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup half-and-half. Add mixture to the simmering soup. Allow to simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Check seasoning and add more salt or pepper if necessary. Just before serving, place the sour cream in a serving bowl or soup tureen. Add two to three ladles of hot soup into the tureen and stir to combine with the sour cream. Pour in remaining soup and stir.Serve immediately.

COMFORTING CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet.
• Cook onion and garlic, stirring, until soft.
• Add potato, cauliflower, stock and water.
• Bring mixture to boil.
• Let simmer, covered, for about 10mins, until vegetables are very soft.
• Using a hand-held blender (or you may transfer the mixture to the blender container), process the mixture until smooth.
• Stir soup gently over low heat for a minute or two.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Garnish with fresh chives or parsley before serving.

CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 4-5 tablespoons of the oil in a pan, add onion and cook for a few minutes until just golden. Add potatoes, cook 2 minutes more and add water. and milk. Crumble in the stock cubes and simmer stock until potatoes are tender. Place aside to cool.
• Melt the butter and remaining oil deep saucepan, add the crushed garlic, parsley and cauliflower florets. Cook over medium heat for 2 minutes, add salt and pepper to taste, moisten with 3 tablespoons of the hot stock and reduce the heat.
• Put potato mix into a blender or food processor and blend, when processed return to the rinsed out saucepan and add the caulifower mixture and leave for a few minutes for the flavours to blend.
• Serve hot topped with parmesan cheese and parsely.

CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Toss the cauliflower florets in a roasting tin with 1 tbsp olive oil, the cumin and the thyme. Roast for 15 mins or until golden and tender. Discard the thyme.
• Heat the remaining oil in a saucepan with the onion and celery and fry over a medium heat for 10 mins or until softened. Add the garlic and cook for 1 min. Stir through most of the cauliflower, reserving some to top the soup with later. Add 750ml of the stock to the pan and bring to a simmer. Cook for 10 mins.
• Blitz the soup until smooth using a hand blender or food processor. Stir through the cream and season to taste. Add extra stock if you like your soup a little thinner. Ladle into bowls and top with the parsley, reserved cauliflower and an extra drizzle of olive oil.