Comforting Cauliflower Soup

WaterMelon's Note:

From Australian Women's Weekly. Serve this with cheese and bacon toasts. Yummy! Soup can be made a few days ahead and frozen. Reheat in microwave. To make the soup even yummier, I would suggest that you fry 1 slice of bacon and chop it up. Then using the reserved bacon grease, saute the onions, garlic and chopped bacon as stated.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 50 g onions, chopped coarsely (1 small onion)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 100 g potatoes, chopped finely (equiv to 1 medium potato)
• 300 g cauliflower, trimmed and chopped
• 1 cup low sodium chicken broth or 1 cup vegetable stock
• 1 cup water
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon chives, coarsely chopped

Directions:

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

Reviews

[karen in tbay]

Very delish!!! We doubled the broth and water because our cauliflower was fairly large and we used 2 potatoes plus leeks from our garden instead of onion.

[L Jean Schwartz]

I love this soup! I've made it three times because it's so quick, healthy and tasty! I added some broccoli this last time and it's tasty that way too!

[Enjolinfam]

Tasted terrific! It was very thick and almost like eating mashed potatoes. I liked it thick and ate it with my yummy hummus and bread. Still, I think I'll try making it with an extra cup of broth next time to see how it tastes a little more soupy. I used McKays vegetarian chicken seasoning and water for my broth. Made for Low in and Free of Foods Tag. This is free of egg, dairy, cholesterol, low cal, low fat, etc. So it's good for you and tasty! Thanks! I will have this again!