Spinach and Cauliflower Soup

2015-02-17

Cuisine: American

I served this for a Gourmet Dinner. It needed some tweaking but the appearance is spectacular This recipe serves 4

Ingredients

1/2 medium cauliflower Cauliflower, raw
1/2 oz butter Butter, without salt
1 small onion, peeled and chopped Onions, red
3 cups chicken stock Soup, chicken broth, canned, prepared with equal volume water, commercial
salt and pepper Peppers, sweet, red, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
1 clove garlic, minced Garlic, raw
2 Tbs cream Cream, fluid, heavy whipping
dash lemon juice
Spinach Soup
250 gram pkt frozen chopped spinach
1 Tbs pine nuts, lightly toasted Nuts, pine nuts, pignolia, dried
15 g butter Butter, without salt
1 clove garlic Garlic, raw
1 small onion Onions, raw
2 cups chicken stock Soup, chicken broth, canned, prepared with equal volume water, commercial
few sprigs parsley Parsley, raw
3 tsp cornstarch Cornstarch
1 Tbs water Water, municipal
salt and pepper Peppers, sweet, red, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt

Method

Step 1

CAULIFLOWER SOUP: Cut cauliflower into small flowerets. Melt butter in pan add onion and garlic cooking til transparent. Add cauliflower, mix well, cook 2 mins; stir to prevent browning. Add stock,bring to boil, reduce heat, simmer covered 20 mins.

Step 2

Puree soup in blender in batches, push through a sieve. Return the soup to the pan, season. When soup reboils, add cream and heat through without boiling. Justbefore serving add the lemon juice.

Step 3

SPINACH SOUP: In the pan which you toasted the pinenuts, add butter, crushed garlic and chopped onions, cook til transparent. Add unthawed spinach and stock, bring to boil, reduce heat , simmer gently covered for 15 mins, stirring occasionally.

Step 4

Pour soup into a blender, add pinenuts and parsley, blend until pureed. Push through a sieve, returning to pan. Add a mixture of the cornstarch and water. Stir over a medium heat until soup boils, season to taste.

Step 5

Pour soups into two heated separate jugs. With one jug in each hand, pour soups into individual bowl at the same time, then swirl soups gently with handle of spoon

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Recipe Type: Hot Soup Tags: Soup Ingredients: Butter, chicken stock, clove garlic, Cornstarch, cream, few sprigs parsley, gram pkt frozen chopped spinach, Lemon juice, lightly toasted, medium cauliflower, minced, peeled and chopped, pine nuts, salt and pepper, small onion, Spinach Soup, Water

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