Ingredients
- Soup Ingredients:
- 2 onions
- 1 head of cauliflower
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp coriander
- Oil
- Salt
- Pepper
- 4 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 50g butter
- 360g potato peeled and diced
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 litre vegetable stock
- ½ cup cream
- Toasted almonds to garnish
- Garlic & Gruyere Croutes Ingredients:
- 1 crusty loaf bread
- Grated gruyere cheese
- Pepper
- 1 bulb garlic
- oil
Roasted Cauliflower Soup with Garlic and Gruyere Croutes
Method
- Soup Method: Preheat the oven to 200 degrees
- Chop the onion and the cauliflower and place in a roasting dish
- Sprinkle over the coriander and cumin
- Season with salt and pepper and drizzle over oil
- Mix thoroughly and then roast until the cauliflower is starting to soften, approx
- 20 minutes
- Heat a pot on a moderate heat, add the butter, garlic and turmeric and cook gently for a couple of minutes before adding the potato, roasted cauliflower and the stock
- Bring the soup to the boil and reduce to a simmer
- Cook until the potato is completely soft and then add the cream
- Allow the soup to cool before pureeing till smooth
- If it is too thick you can add more stock
- Check the seasoning and add salt and pepper to taste
- Warm gently to serve and try eating it with the garlic and gruyere croutes
- Croutes Method: Preheat the oven to 200 degrees
- Cut the bottom off the garlic bulb and place on a piece of tin foil with a splash of oil, wrap up tightly and roast in the oven until the cloves are soft
- Allow to cool
- Squish the cloves of garlic out of the skin to make a paste
- Turn the oven on grill
- Slice the bread into long slices and either toast or grill in the oven on both sides until toasted
- Spread each piece of toast with the garlic paste and then sprinkle over a generous amount of the gruyere cheese
- Add a good pinch of ground black pepper to each croute and then place under the grill until the cheese is melted and bubbling
- Enjoy with soup!