Low Fat Cream Of Cauliflower Soup Food

CREAM OF CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan, saute onions in butter until tender. Stir in flour and salt until blended. Gradually add broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat. , Add cauliflower; simmer for 2 minutes. Add the milk and cheese; cook and stir until cheese is melted. Stir in sherry if desired. Garnish with chives.

CREAM OF CAULIFLOWER SOUP I

Steps:

• Steam cauliflower.
• Melt the butter or margarine in a stockpot over medium high heat. Add leek, onion, and carrot; cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Stir in the tarragon and thyme; cook 1 minute longer. Add flour; cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Reduce the heat to medium, and gradually stir in the wine and chicken stock. Season the soup with salt and white pepper. Add the steamed cauliflower flowerets. Simmer the soup, uncovered, stirring occasionally for 30 minutes.
• Puree the soup in batches in a blender, and return to the pot. Stir in the milk and cream. Gently heat just until heated through.
• If you decide to use the Swiss cheese, stir it in and heat until melted.

LOW FAT FULL FLAVOR CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot, and cook the leeks over medium heat until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in salt, pepper, and coriander. Reserve about 1/4 cup of small broccoli florets, and cook the rest of the broccoli with the leeks until the broccoli is bright green, about 5 more minutes. Pour in the chicken stock, bring the soup to a boil, cover, then simmer until the broccoli is very tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Pour the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth and pour into a clean pot. Alternately, you can use a stick blender and puree the soup right in the cooking pot.
• Return the blended soup to the pot, stir in the reserved broccoli florets, and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat, stirring often. Simmer until the broccoli florets are tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat, and mix in the condensed milk. Serve hot.

CREAM OF CAULIFLOWER SOUP WITH SAUTéED WILD MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Put the cauliflower, potato and onion in a large saucepan with the butter and half of the oil. Gently heat the contents until they start to sizzle, then cover with a lid and sweat over a low heat for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. The vegetables should be softened but not coloured.
• Pour in the stock and bring to the boil, then pour in the milk and return gently to a boil. This way, there will be no scum forming from the milk. Season to taste then simmer, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes until the vegetables are soft. Pour in half the cream.
• Blend everything in a food processor or blender, in batches. For an extra creamy texture, push the purée through a sieve with the back of a ladle. Stir in the rest of the cream. (If preparing ahead cool, cover and chill for up to a day.)
• To serve, pick over the mushrooms. Wild mushrooms can be gritty so wash them quickly in a bowl of cold water then drain well and pat dry. Trim the stalks and chop or slice the mushrooms neatly. Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan and, when very hot, stir fry the mushrooms quickly until nicely browned, seasoning with salt and freshly ground black pepper as you cook them.
• Reheat the soup until piping hot. Check for seasoning and ladle into warmed bowls. Spoon the mushrooms into the centre and sprinkle lightly with the chives. Italy's elegant, mildly citrussy whites, such as Vernaccia di San Gimignano, or a Chardonnay would suit this rich soup.

CREAMY BROCCOLI CAULIFLOWER SOUP ( LOW CARB , LOW CALORIE VEGAN SOUP)

Steps:

• Switch on the Instant Pot on Sauté mode.
• Add in Onion, some salt and 2 tablespoon or more water. Stir for a minute until the onions are translucent. Add in the garlic and stir for 30 seconds.
• Cancel Sauté mode.
• Now add in 1 cup water.
• Add in bay leaf, cinnamon stick, broccoli, cauliflower, mustard, salt to taste.
• Press MANUAL HIGH 2 MINUTES.
• Make sure the black knob is on SEALING position.
• Once the IP beeps, place a dish towel on the knob and slowly with a spoon perform Quick Release i.e move it to venting.
• Once the Silver pin drops it is safe to open up the Instant Pot.
• With the help of two dish cloths lift the inner pot and place it on a pot holder to cool down.
• Add in 1.5 cups of chilled water initially.
• Discard the cinnamon and bay leaf before blending the mixture.
• Add the cooled mixture to the blender with almond flour.
• I blend the mixture in intervals making sure you do not overfill the blender.
• Add more water or stock for desired consistency and blend until smooth.
• Again, place the mixture in the pot.
• Add in pepper and nutmeg.
• Press sauté mode and let it come to a simmer. Stirring occasionally .
• You may loosely cover it with an external lid if it tends to splatter.
• Give it a taste run and adjust seasoning to your preference.
• The soup will thicken more as it cools.

CREAMY ROASTED GARLIC CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cut the tops of the bulbs of garlic so each clove is slightly exposed. Place each bulb on a small piece of tinfoil then drizzle 1/4 tsp of olive oil over each bulb. Wrap up in the foil and roast for 35 minutes.
• Add the onion and carrot to a soup pot with a splash of the vegetable stock and cook until starting to soften, about 5-6 minutes.
• Add the cauliflower, stock, rosemary and thyme. Squeeze the roasted garlic out of the bulbs and add to the pot.
• Simmer until the cauliflower and carrots are completely soft and tender, approximately 20-25 minutes.
• Carefully pour into a blender an mix until smooth and creamy.
• Season with salt and pepper.

LOW FAT "CREAM" OF CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, melt the butter and add 1/2 cup of the stock.
• Add onions, garlic and nutmeg. Cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until tender but not browned, 5-10 minutes.
• Stir in the rest of the stock and the cauliflower.
• Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until cauliflower is tender.
• Puree until smooth and return to the pot.
• Add evaporated milk, pepper and optional cheese.
• Simmer briefly and ladle into warm bowls. Garnish with parsley or fresh dill or chives if preferred.

UNBELIEVABLE FAT-FREE CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• Add cauliflower to food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
• Transfer to a large pot and cover with water.
• Boil until cauliflower is completely tender and there are no more floating pieces - about 30 minutes (the time will depend on the size of the cauliflower bits).
• Take mixture back to food processor and puree until completely smooth. It's important to fully puree the the cauliflower - until it's very creamy.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste, adding more water if necessary.
• Serve.