Low-Fat Velvety Cauliflower Soup (Kosher-Dairy)

A great satisfying savory soup with gentle creamy texture for a dairy meal, or a ‎light meal, with or without company... ‎ Very easy to prepare, and in less than 30 minutes the aroma gathers everybody ‎to the table.‎ Enjoy!‎

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 700  g cauliflower heads, - 1 x-large chopped roughly
• 200  g celery & leaves, about 3 stalks chopped
• 75  g onions, about 1/2 chopped
• 2  teaspoons olive oil
• 2  teaspoons butter
• 20  g flour, - 2 stuffed tablespoons
• 1  teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1  tablespoon  chicken consomme, Chicken Style Pareve
• 1  tablespoon dried thyme, fresh
• 2  cups water
• 2  cups 1% low-fat milk
•  salt
•  pepper, freshly grounded

Directions

1. Heat the oil in a large pot.
2. Add the chopped celery and onion, sprinkle with a dash of salt, and fry over medium-high heat.
3. When the onion and celery are soft and you can smell the aroma, move them to one side of the pot and melt the butter on the other side.
4. Sprinkle the flour and cream of tartar on the melted butter, and combine to a smooth dough using a wooden spoon.
5. Add a small amount of water and diluite the dough. Make sure there are no lumps.
6. Slowly add the rest of the water and combine all.
7. Add consomme and mix.
8. Add cauliflowers and mix.
9. Add thyme and milk and mix.
10. Taste and add salt and freshly grounded pepper.
11. Bring to a boil: be careful it might boil-over!
12. Lower heat to medium-low, partially cover and simmer for additional 10-15 minutes until cauliflower is al-dente but not mushy.
13. At this stage you may serve the soup as it is or you may mash using a hand blender, or roughly mush using potato masher.
14. Serve hot and enjoy!