Curried Cauliflower Soup

Saw a picture of this in the Penzey's Spices catalog. It looked so good, I just had to try it. It was a nice change for us from the usual soups and it was so easy to make. I was happy to just eat this with a salad. I know we will have this again.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1  head cauliflower
• 10  cups water
• 2  tablespoons olive oil
• 1  teaspoon  sweet curry powder
• 2  pinches cayenne pepper
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1⁄4 cup  dry tiny pasta (such as acini de peppe)

Directions

1. Rinse cauliflower and cut into florets.
2. In large pot, add water, cauliflower florets, olive oil, sweet curry, cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper.
3. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until cauliflower is fork tender (approx 10 min).
4. Using a potato masher, break cauliflower into small pieces (do not totally mash as you would a potato).
5. Bring soup back to a boil and add pasta.
6. Cook 6-8 minutes or until the pasta is done.