Description
French Soupe de Chou-Fleur blends creamy cauliflower with delicate herbs and aromatic spices. Comfort from Provence simmers in each spoonful, inviting warmth and nourishment to your winter table.
Ingredients
- 1 medium cauliflower, cut into florets
- 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 liter (33.8 fl oz) vegetable or chicken broth
- 200 ml (6.8 fl oz) milk or liquid cream
- 2 tbsps olive oil or 30 g (1 oz) butter
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 pinch of nutmeg (optional)
- Few sprigs of chives or parsley for decoration
Instructions
- Prep Vegetables: Meticulously cleanse cauliflower, detaching into delicate florets. Decorticate onion and garlic, slicing into uniform fragments to guarantee consistent culinary transformation.
- Aromatic Foundation: Ignite olive oil in a voluminous cauldron over moderate thermal intensity. Sauté onion and garlic until translucent, releasing their intrinsic fragrant essence, creating a robust flavor base.
- Vegetable Integration: Cascade cauliflower florets and potato segments into the culinary vessel. Gently caramelize vegetables, initiating flavor development and preliminary thermal treatment.
- Liquid Infusion: Cascade broth into the pot, completely enveloping vegetable components. Elevate temperature until liquid demonstrates vigorous bubbling, subsequently reducing to a gentle simmer, allowing ingredients to meld harmoniously.
- Textural Transformation: Permit concoction to evolve uncovered for 20-25 minutes, until vegetables surrender to fork’s delicate puncture, signaling complete tenderness.
- Creamy Metamorphosis: Pulverize cooked vegetables using immersion blender into silken consistency. Alternatively, transfer cautiously to standard blender, processing until supremely smooth and luxuriously creamy.
- Flavor Enhancement: Incorporate cream, introducing opulent richness. Season strategically with salt, pepper, turmeric, and nutmeg, orchestrating a sophisticated flavor symphony.
- Presentation Finale: Crown soup with freshly minced parsley or chives, introducing vibrant chromatic contrast and herbaceous complexity before elegant serving.
Notes
Select Fresh Ingredients: Choose firm, pure white cauliflower without brown spots or discoloration to ensure maximum flavor and smooth texture.
Blending Technique: Process soup in small batches to prevent hot liquid splashing and achieve consistently creamy consistency without lumps.
Dietary Adaptations: Swap dairy cream with coconut milk for vegan version or use low-fat milk for lighter profile; substitute vegetable broth with chicken broth based on dietary preferences.
Temperature Control: Simmer soup gently to prevent scorching and maintain delicate vegetable nutrients; avoid high heat which can break down subtle flavors and create bitter undertones.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg