cauliflower soup

[tielan]

Cauliflower Soup with mustard and gruyere croutons

Recipe was in a foodie magazine I've had for years. I had leftover cauliflower, and most of the rest of the ingredients on a cold night, so I figured I'd give it a go. 



Notes, Adjustments, Thoughts:
As per usual, a great many replacements and adjustments to the recipe. I'm a 'guidelines, not rules' kind of person when it comes to cooking.

I didn't have 1kg of cauliflower - maybe about 500g, but we only had about 750mL of chicken stock, either, so it worked out.

I can't guarantee that the potato was Desiree - just what I had in the cupboard, and the cheese almost certainly wasn't Gruyere, just regular old 'Tasty'. I replaced the milk with somewhat less cream, and the mustard for the croutons was Australian Mustard (by Masterfoods), rather than Dijon.

I froze a container of it for later consumption when I have less patience and time and just want something to eat. I admit, I'd like to see how the flavour changes when you make it with actual gruyere cheese, but that would require getting hold of some gruyere - and then using the rest of it. It's the using up of the rest that causes the big issues in our house.



Whatever the subsitutions, it was delicious, and I'd definitely make it again when we have an excess of cauliflower!

Comments

[adrian_turtle]

This looks delicious! I always make my cauliflower soups with frozen cauliflower, rather planning ahead on a reasonable time scale or waiting until I have surplus cauliflower.

[tielan]

It was a lot simpler than the fanciness of the magazine would make you think. :D

[turlough]

This looks and sounds like a both quick and tasty soup! Will definitely try it!

[tielan]

It's so neat finding new recipes that people try and give their feedback for!