Creamy Cauliflower Soup
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Creamy Cauliflower Soup
Description
Creamy Cauliflower Soup highlights a blend of cauliflower, onions, carrots, and celery simmered in chicken broth until soft. The soup's creaminess comes from a roux made with butter and flour, slowly combined with whole milk and sharp cheddar cheese, resulting in a thick, silky texture. This preparation balances the mild sweetness of cooked cauliflower and vegetables with a cheesy richness that carries through each spoonful. Optionally topped with chopped bacon and green onions, the garnishes add contrasting crispy and fresh notes. The cooking method involves sweating the vegetables first, then simmering until tender before adding the creamy cheese sauce to finish the soup.
This soup can be served warm as a starter or light lunch. It pairs well with crusty bread or a simple salad to round out the meal. The bacon topping can be omitted for a vegetarian variation if desired. Leftover soup keeps well refrigerated and can be gently reheated on the stove, stirring occasionally to maintain smoothness.
Ingredients
- 1 (2 1/4 lb) cauliflower large stem removed and discarded, remaining chopped into small pieces, large head
- 1 onion diced (1 cup, small, yellow
- 2 carrot peeled and diced (1 cup
- 2 celery diced (3/4 cup, stalks
- 5 Tbsp butter divided
- 3 cups chicken broth low-sodium
- salt to taste, freshly ground pepper
- black pepper to taste, freshly ground pepper
- 4 1/2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk whole
- 1 cup cheddar cheese plus more for serving if desired, shredded sharp white or yellow
- 4 - 6 lices Bacon cooked and chopped (optional
- 2 green onion chopped (optional
Instructions
- Melt 1 Tbps butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrots and celery and saute 5 minutes.
- Add chicken broth and cauliflower, season with salt and pepper to taste and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low then cover and simmer until veggies are tender, about 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile melt remaining butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and cook and whisk constantly 1 minute.
- While whisking slowly pour milk in flour mixture. Bring just to a light boil stirring constantly, remove from heat and stir in cheese.
- Once veggies are tender pour milk mixture into soup. Serve warm topping each serving with bacon, green onions and more cheese if desired.
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