How To Make Creamy Cauliflower With Ginger Soup
Savor a warm bowl of this ginger soup that’s a smooth pureed mix of sauteed cauliflower, onion, and herbs in broth and cream.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2tbspolive oil
- 1small head cauliflower,cut into large florets
- 1large onion,cut into dice
- 1tbspbutter
- 1pinchsugar
- 3large garlic cloves,thickly sliced
- 1tspground ginger
- ½tspground turmeric
- ⅛tspsaffron threads
- ½tspcayenne pepper
- 3cupschicken broth,homemade or from a carton or can
- 1½cupshalf and half or whole milk
- salt and freshly ground pepper,to taste
- 1seared sea scallop for each bowl of soup,garnish
Instructions
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Heat oil over medium-high heat in a large, deep saute pan until shimmering.
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Add cauliflower, then onion. Saute for 7 to 8 minutes, stirring very little at first, then more frequently, until vegetables start to turn golden brown.
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Reduce heat to low and add butter, sugar, and garlic. Continue cooking for about 10 minutes longer until all vegetables are a rich spotty caramel color.
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Add ginger, turmeric, saffron, and cayenne pepper. Continue to saute for 30 seconds to 1 minute longer until fragrant.
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Add broth and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 10 minutes, partially covered, until cauliflower is tender.
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Using an immersion blender or traditional blender*, puree for 30 seconds to 1 minute until very smooth.
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Return to pan (or a soup pot). Add enough half-and-half so the mixture is souplike, yet thick enough to float garnish.
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Taste, and add salt and pepper if needed. Heat through, ladle into bowls, garnish, and serve.
Recipe Notes
If using a traditional blender, vent it either by removing the lid’s pop-out center or by lifting one edge of the lid. Drape the blender canister with a kitchen towel. To ‘clean’ the canister, pour in a little half-and-half, blend briefly, then add to the soup.
Nutrition
- Calories: 158.03kcal
- Fat: 11.30g
- Saturated Fat: 4.99g
- Trans Fat: 0.06g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 4.89g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.84g
- Carbohydrates: 10.02g
- Fiber: 1.28g
- Sugar: 4.88g
- Protein: 5.08g
- Cholesterol: 24.05mg
- Sodium: 461.75mg
- Calcium: 69.55mg
- Potassium: 311.57mg
- Iron: 0.68mg
- Vitamin A: 59.59µg
- Vitamin C: 18.62mg
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