CREAM OF CAULIFLOWER CHEESE & POTATO SOUP

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I find this soup to be very similar to Potato and Leek soup but its refreshing to taste the cauliflower and cheese through it. A winter warmer that will delight.

Provided by ozzygirl

Categories     Potato

Time 1h

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 head cauliflower (cut up)
4 medium sized potatoes
1 leek, chopped
1 onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tablespoon thyme
1 tablespoon basil
3 bay leaves
5 1/2 cups vegetable stock (or chicken stock)
2 cups of grated cheddar cheese
1 cup cream
oil
butter
baguette, slices
gruyere cheese

Steps:

  • In a large pot add oil and butter and melt.
  • Saute onion, leek, garlic, thyme and basil until softened.
  • Add potato and cauliflower and toss through.
  • Add vegetable stock and bay leaves and cook for around 40 minutes.
  • Remove bay leaves.
  • Blend half the soup in a blender or with a hand held blitzer.
  • Mash with a potato masher the other half of the soup.
  • Add the blended half of the soup back with the mashed soup.
  • Return to heat and add the cheese. Stir till dissolved (this wont take long so dont leave it too long).
  • Add the cream and stir through.
  • To top with toast:.
  • Slice a baguette into thin slices.
  • Cover the slices with slices of gruyere cheese (if you dont have gruyere, then use cheddar or whatever cheese suits you).
  • Bake the slices in the oven for about 5 minutes at 180 until the cheese has melted.
  • If the slices are too big for the soup, quarter them or half them.
  • Serve on top of the soup.

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