Cauliflowerandroastedredbellpeppersoup Recipes

ROASTED CAULIFLOWER & RED PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Place peppers on a foil-lined baking sheet, skin side up. Broil 4 in. from heat until skins are blistered, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl; let stand, covered, 20 minutes. Change oven setting to bake; preheat oven to 400°., Toss cauliflower with 2 tablespoons oil; spread in a 15x10x1-in. pan. Roast until tender, 25-30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove skin and seeds from peppers; chop peppers., In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat remaining oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook until golden and softened, 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic, rosemary and paprika; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in flour until blended; cook and stir 1 minute. Gradually stir in stock. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened., Stir in cauliflower and peppers. Puree soup using an immersion blender. Or, cool slightly and puree soup in batches in a blender; return to pot. Stir in milk and remaining seasonings; heat through. If desired, serve with cheese. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little stock or milk if necessary.

CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the cauliflower, carrot, celery, water and bouillon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until vegetables are tender (do not drain)., In a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat. Stir in the cheese until melted, adding hot pepper sauce if desired. Stir into the cauliflower mixture.

CAULIFLOWER AND ROASTED RED BELL PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Turn on broiler.
• flatten out the bell pepper halves and arrange them on a baking sheet.
• Sprinkle a few garlic cloves around in between on the baking sheet, leaving the cloves in the outer rapper
• very lightly drizzle a tiny bit of olive oil over the peppers and garlic, and rub around a bit with your hands.
• broil the peppers and garlic on High for about 10-15 minutes, until the pepper skin is black and bubbly.
• In the meantime, heat about 1 Tbl of olive oil and add the onion. after about a minute, add the cayenne.
• cook until onions soft, about 3-5 minutes.
• add chopped cauliflower to the pot of onions, and mix around.
• add entire box of imagine broth (or 1qt of whatever you are using).
• bring to boil and then simmer for 20 minutes.
• take the peppers and garlic out of the oven.
• peel the peppers after they cool, and slip the garlic out of the skin.
• chop up the peppers in small to medium pieces. unless you blend it at the end, these wont get much smaller in the soup.
• add to the pot and simmer for about 10-20 minues more.
• Mix everything well, mashing up the cauliflower.
• You can puree this, but I didn't have a cuisinart or pureer, so i just ate it as is. Add crushed black pepper and salt if needed.
• you can also add a squirt of lemon and olive oil before serving.