Dill Roasted Cauliflower Soup Food

DILL ROASTED CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Toss the cauliflower with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and half of the fresh dill. Roast for 20-30 minutes, or until fork-tender.
• In a stock pot, heat the remaining olive oil over medium heat. Add the leek and sauté for 3 minutes, then add the garlic and celery seed powder. Cook for 30 seconds before adding the cauliflower, remaining dill, and broth.
• Bring to a simmer, add the beans, and bring to a simmer again.
• Blend with an immersion blender, add lemon, salt and pepper to taste, and mix together. Serve hot with fresh bread!

ROASTED CAULIFLOWER & DILL SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF. Using a knife and your hands, break cauliflower head into bite-sized florets and place in large bowl. Peel and slice carrots and add to bowl. Drizzle vegetables with olive oil and toss to coat. Spread into a single layer in a large roasting pan [or onto a large baking sheet with a rim] and season with pepper. DON'T add salt at this point; your broth will probably add plenty. Roast vegetables in the middle of the oven until tender and golden brown, stirring occasionally, for about 25 to 35 minutes [mine took the full 35]. Remove from oven and transfer back to the bowl you used earlier. The soup can be made a day ahead up to this point; cool vegetable slightly, then cover and refrigerate.
• If you're making it right away, peel and chop onion and garlic while the cauliflower mixture roasts. When it's ready, heat a large, heavy pot or dutch oven over a medium flame. Add a tablespoon of olive oil and sauté onion until softened and translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 45 seconds. Add cauliflower mixture to pot, along with broth and water. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low to let soup simmer 20 minutes or so.
• Toward the end of this time, carefully ladle out 3 cups of cauliflower and broth and purée it in a food processor or blender. Avoid puréeing carrots with the cauliflower and broth. I do this partly to maintain the soup's pale, creamy color and partly because you want the sweetness of the carrots to be isolated bites as you eat the soup, and not to add an overall sweet flavor to it.
• Return the purée to the soup pot and stir to blend. Remove from heat, stir in the fresh dill and adjust seasoning with salt. Serve.

BEET-AND-CAULIFLOWER SOUP WITH DILL

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium pot over medium-high heat, and add onion; saute until just translucent, about 4 minutes. Stir in cauliflower, beets, and 1 teaspoon salt. Add broth, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until beets and cauliflower are tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in dill. Let soup cool 10 minutes, then puree in batches until smooth, adding a little water if necessary to thin.
• Return soup to pot, and bring to a simmer. Season with salt, and garnish with dill sprigs before serving. Soup can be refrigerated 1 day; let cool completely before refrigerating. Gently reheat before serving.

LEMON ROASTED CAULIFLOWER WITH DILL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Place cauliflower florets in a large bowl. In a smaller bowl, combine all other ingredients to make a sauce, whisking until blended. Include generous amounts of fresh ground black pepper.
• Pour marinade over the cauliflower and toss until coated. Spread on baking sheet. Drizzle any remaining marinade over the cauliflower.
• Bake for 30-45 minutes or until tender but not mushy. Toss once, if desired, halfway through cooking. The cauliflower should have some browning around the edges.

ROASTED CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a large roasting pan (or on a rimmed baking sheet), combine the cauliflower, onion,and garlic. Drizzle the olive oil over and toss to coat.
• Roast, stirring after 15 minutes, until the vegetables begin to brown and soften, for 30 minutes.
• In a large saucepan, combine the cauliflower mixture with the chicken broth, water, bay leaf, and thyme. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer. Simmer, still covered, until the cauliflower is tender, 20 minutes.
• Discard the bay leaf. Transfer the soup to a blender or food processor, in batches, and puree until smooth.
• Return the soup to a saucepan. Stir in the half-and-half. Season with salt and pepper, heat gently, and serve.