Cauliflower And Bean Soup With Fennel Seed Parsley Recipes

CAULIFLOWER AND BEAN SOUP (WITH FENNEL SEED & PARSLEY)

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in pan.
• Add garlic, onion and fennel seeds. Cook gently for 5 minutes.
• Add cauliflower and half of the beans. Pour in the stock.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes, until caulifower is tender.
• Pour soup into blender and blend until smooth. Return to the pan and stir in remaining beans. Season to taste.
• When serving, garnish with parsley. Goes great with crusty bread!

CAULIFLOWER SOUP WITH PARSLEY

Steps:

• Bring a medium stockpot filled with salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the cauliflower and cook until just tender, 4-5 minutes. Drain well and set aside.
• Place the oil in a stockpot and heat over medium heat. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the cauliflower; cook, stirring often until just beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.
• Add the broth, salt and black pepper; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, 10 minutes.
• Transfer about 2/3 of the soup to a blender. Process until smooth and pureed. Return mixture to the pot and stir in the parsley.
• Cook over low heat until heated through. Serve.

CAULIFLOWER FENNEL SOUP

Steps:

• Cut cauliflower into 2-inch pieces, discarding outer leaves and core. In a 2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan simmer cauliflower with garlic and fennel seeds in water, covered, until cauliflower is very tender, about 10 minutes. Cool mixture 15 minutes and in a blender purée in batches, transferring to a bowl. In pan stir together purée, cream, and salt and pepper to taste and heat soup over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until heated through.