Throwback Thursday, 3 Cauliflower Favorites
Cauliflower is a wonderful vegetable that I often overlook,
not only is it nutritious, it’s quite versatile
It’s great raw in salads, delicious roasted,
and paired with cheese it makes a wonderful soup
We’ve had some very cold weather in the South this week,
so let’s make a pot of comfort soup!
Cut off stem of cauliflower and separate it into florets
Slice florets and put on a parchment or foil lined baking sheet
Drizzle with Olive oil
and season with salt, pepper and a little garlic powder
Toss cauliflower around to coat evenly
Spread out and roast at 400 for 20-30 minutes
until edges are brown
While cauliflower is roasting start the soup base
Saute the onion in a little oil until transparent,
about 5 minutes,
Add the broth and seasonings
Add the roasted cauliflower and bring to a boil
Cover and reduce heat
and let soup simmer for 20 minutes
Puree the soup with an immersible blender
or let soup cool and puree in a blender*
*NEVER puree hot soup in a blender,
it will expand and push the top off
Return the pureed soup to the sauce pan and add the cheese
Vermont White Cheddar has a wonderful flavor
Cover the pan and let the cheese melt into the puree
When you are ready to serve, increase the heat to medium
and finish melting the cheese and add the milk
Heat over medium, stirring constantly until soup is nice and hot
Garnish with crumbled bacon if desired
This recipe is adapted from Closet Cooking
CAULIFLOWER SOUP with WHITE CHEDDAR
Ingredients
- 1 small head cauliflower cut into florets
- 2 tablespoons oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 medium onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 tablespoon thyme chopped
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- 1 1/2 cups Vermont white cheddar shredded
- 1 cup milk or cream
- salt and pepper to taste
- cooked bacon, crumbled optional garnish
Instructions
- Toss the cauliflower florets in the oil along with the salt and pepper and arrange them in a single layer on a large baking sheet.
- Roast the cauliflower in a preheated 400F oven until lightly golden brown, about 20-30 minutes.
- Heat the oil in a large sauce pan over medium heat.
- Add the onion and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
- Add the garlic and thyme and saute until fragrant, about a minute.
- Add the broth and cauliflower, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.
- Puree the soup until it reaches your desired consistency with a stick blender.
- Mix in the cheese, let it melt and season with salt and pepper.
- Mix in the milk and heat, stirring until soup is hot and cheese has melted.
- Serve soup garnished with bacon if desired
Here are two more of my favorite cauliflower recipes
Cauliflower Steaks with Beer Cheese Sauce
Cauliflower Steaks with Killer Mushroom Cream
Enjoy!
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Good morning and Happy Thursday, Jenna. Like you, I often overlook cauliflower. The soup sounds and looks delicious for lunch or dinner. I am always looking for different soup recipes. I am going to make this recipe!
Thank you Pam, I hope you enjoy!
The creamy cheesy soup is my favourite!
Thanks Angie, I love a cheesy soup too!
Love a beer cheese! These all look delicious, and I’m sure the soup was welcome during your cold snap.
Thanks Dorothy, we’re supposed to get snow this weekend, I’m going to have to make more soup!
Oh my gosh, that sounds and looks so good, Jenna! We’ve had cold temps too. After 10″ of snow and 1″ of rain last weekend, it looks as though we’re going to get 8-12″ this weekend! I hope they’re wrong, wrong, wrong!
Thanks Rita, and we’re supposed to get snow on Sunday too, I’m with you I hope they’re wrong, wrong, wrong too!
We’re having miserably cold weather here too! Would love a bowl for lunch tomorrow:@)
Looks like more snow this weekend Lynn, stay cozy!
I have loved cauliflower ever since I was a kid. Your soup looks particularly delicious. All of that white cheddar! Yum!
I want to try your recipe too Pattie, with Cream of Celery and Velveeta!
I love cauliflower but I’ve never made soup with it. With more cold weather coming our way I’m adding cauliflower to my shopping list. Thanks Jenna for these delicious recipes………..
Thank you Emily, I sure hope we don’t get more snow on Sunday!
This would be delicious on one of these cold days. I did not know that the start of a good cauliflower soup is roasting the cauliflower!
I love roasted cauliflower, and it does make a delicious soup!
I have been making soup about twice a week since December and need some new recipes. Thanks for adding to the winter cannon of soup.
Thanks Bernadette, I hope you like this one!
We will really enjoy your delicious cauliflower soup! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us at Full Plate Thursday, 571. Hope you will come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen
thank you Miz Helen!