Best Cauliflower Fennel And Potato Soup Recipes

FENNEL AND POTATO SOUP

Fennel and Potato Soup image

Aromatic soup ideal for chilly spring days.

Provided by Laka kuharica - Easy Cook

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

3 bulbs fennel - trimmed, quartered, and cored
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 spring onions, sliced
4 cups vegetable stock, divided
1 large potato, peeled and cubed
¼ cup water, or as needed
ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Slice the fennel into medium-size pieces.
Heat butter and olive oil together in a pot over medium-low heat. Add sliced fennel, spring onions, and 1 cup of the stock. Cover and simmer gently for 15 minutes until fennel is soft and translucent.
Pour remaining stock into the pot; add potato. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer gently until the potato is very soft and cooked through, about 25 minutes. Gently mash vegetables with a potato masher or the back of a wooden spoon until soup is thick and chunky. If soup is too thick, stir in water by tablespoons to your desired consistency. Season with black pepper. Let rest 5 minutes to allow flavors to develop before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 215 calories, Carbohydrate 34.9 g, Cholesterol 7.6 mg, Fat 7.2 g, Fiber 8.8 g, Protein 5.3 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 579.7 mg, Sugar 4.3 g

FENNEL, GARLIC AND POTATO SOUP

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This anise-scented soup is reminiscent of the classic potato and leek soup known as vichyssoise, but it's lighter and contains no dairy. It's good hot or cold.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories soups and stews, appetizer, side dish

Time 1h10m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 large or 1 medium onion, diced
2 stalks celery, sliced
2 pounds bulb fennel, trimmed, washed and diced
1 pound Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and diced
6 garlic cloves or 1/2 head green garlic, peeled and cut in half
Salt to taste
A bouquet garni made with a bay leaf, a couple of sprigs each parsley and thyme, 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds and 1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns, tied in cheesecloth
2 quarts water, vegetable stock or chicken stock
Freshly ground pepper
Chopped fresh fennel fronds
Lightly crushed fennel seeds
Paper-thin slices of fennel bulb
Garlic croutons
Shaved Parmesan

Steps:

Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy soup pot or Dutch oven over medium heat and add the onion, celery, chopped fennel and a generous pinch of salt. Cook gently for about 5 to 8 minutes, until the vegetables have softened and lost some of their volume. Add the potatoes, garlic, bouquet garni and the water or stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, add salt to taste, cover and simmer 45 minutes.
Remove the bouquet garni. Blend the soup until smooth with an immersion blender, or ladle into a blender, working in 1 1/2-cup batches. Remove the center from the blender cover, place a towel over the cover and pull it down tightly to prevent splashing. Blend and return to the pot. Heat through, add salt and pepper to taste and serve, or chill and serve cold, with your choice of garnishes.