cauliflower soup – Audrey's 74 A blog by Giulia Doyle Tue, 31 Jan 2017 21:28:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.16 Cauliflower Soup and Fall Beauties /2014/10/22/cauliflower-soup-and-fall-beauties/ Wed, 22 Oct 2014 12:41:31 +0000 http://www.audrey74.com/?p=3302 Cauliflower Soup Audrey'sThis was never supposed to be a post. As you can see the photo I took was with my phone. But then I kept seeing the photo of the soup and the photo of my dahlia next to each other in my Instagram feed and I really liked how they played off of each other. So here I am, sharing the photos and the recipe for this really good cauliflower soup.

What I like about soups is the fact that most things work out – dump a little of this, a little of that, simmer for 20 minutes and you have a healthy meal. Nothing much to it. This one is creamy, filling and perfect for fall.

Cauliflower Soup with Toasted Pecans

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
  • 1/2 yellow onion, chopped
  • 1 clove of garlic, minced
  • 1 large cauliflower, greens removed and cut into florets
  • 1 medium potato, cubed (pealed if you wish)
  • 4-6 cups of chicken stock or vegetable stock
  • Salt and pepper
  • Chopped pecans
  • Olive Oil
  • Small sage leaves, or chopped larger sage leaves

Instructions

  1. In a large stockpot, heat vegetable oil on medium heat. Add onion and garlic until onion is soft, 1-2 minutes. Don't brown the onion or garlic.
  2. Add cubed potato and cauliflower and stir briefly with oil and onions. Add stock until vegetables are covered with liquid. Bring to a boil. Turn down heat to medium and cover. Let simmer 20 minutes until cauliflower and potatoes are soft and break apart when squished with a spoon.
  3. Tun off heat and let cool slightly. With an immersion blender or a mixer, blend until soup is a creamy consistency. Add more stock if you like your soup more liquid. If using a mixer, blend in batches and watch out for the hot liquid and steam. Season with salt and pepper to your liking.
  4. While soup is simmering, toast chopped pecans in a dry frying pan, about 2 minutes. Set aside.
  5. Serve soup in bowls, sprinkle with toasted pecans, sage and drizzle with olive oil.
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