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Recipe

Creamy cauliflower soup with cheesy garlic loaf

Soup’s on and this is so simple to make.

Jun 15, 2014 2:00pm
  • 15 mins preparation
  • 45 mins cooking
  • Serves 6
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Ingredients

Creamy cauliflower soup with cheesy garlic loaf
  • 50 gram butter
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 shallots, chopped
  • 2 celery sticks, chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 700 gram cauliflower, washed and finely chopped
  • 4 1/2 cup good-quality chicken or vegetable stock
  • 1 1/2 cup cream, plus extra to serve
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper or chilli (optional)
  • 3/4 cup freshly grated parmesan
  • squeeze of lemon juice
  • chopped fresh chives to serve
Cheesy garlic loaf
  • good quality bread loaf or buns
  • 50 gram butter, softened
  • 4 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped grated cheese

Method

Creamy cauliflower soup with cheesy garlic loaf
  • 1
    Preheat oven to 200˚C and line an oven tray with baking paper.
  • 2
    In a large soup pot, heat butter and oil over a medium heat. Add onion, shallots, celery and garlic. Cook, stirring every now and then for about 15 minutes until soft.
  • 3
    Add cauliflower and stock. Cover and simmer for about 15-20 minutes until cauliflower is soft. Add cream, nutmeg, pepper and cayenne. Simmer for another 5 minutes. Stir through cheese to melt. Add lemon to taste before seasoning with salt.
  • 4
    Meanwhile, prepare cheesy garlic loaf. (see recipe below)
  • 5
    To serve, ladle soup into bowls, scatter with chives and add a splash of extra cream. Serve with cheesy garlic loaf.
Cheesy garlic loaf
  • 6
    Cut bread in 2.5cm slices (don’t cut all the way through).
  • 7
    In a small bowl, combine butter, garlic and parsley together with a pinch of salt.
  • 8
    Evenly spread mixture on the cut slices. Top bread with grated cheese and bake for 5-10 minutes until the cheese melts and the bread is just crusty.

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