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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

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Roasted Cauliflower Soup with Garlic and Gruyere Croutes

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!