Recipes – Soups
Cauliflower & blue cheese soup
Serves: 4
Preparation: 10 mins (+ 10 minutes cooling time)
Cooking: 25 mins
20g butter, chopped
1 large brown onion, halved, finely chopped
1 tablespoon mustard powder
500g cauliflower, cut into florets
3 cups vegetable stock
2 cups water
60g mild blue vein cheese, chopped
½cup light thickened cream Chopped fresh chives, to garnish Toasted sourdough bread, to serve
1.Heat butter in a large saucepan over
2.Add powder and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Stir in cauliflower. Add stock and water and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes or until cauliflower is tender. Remove from heat. Set aside for 10 minutes to cool slightly.
3.Blend soup on “Setting 2”, in batches, until smooth. Place soup in a clean saucepan. Add cheese and stir over low heat until cheese melts. Taste and season with salt and ground white pepper.
4.Ladle soup among serving bowls. Sprinkle with chives and serve with toast.
Gazpacho
Serves: 4
Preparation: 10 mins (+ 3 hours chilling time)
3 cups tomato juice
1 Lebanese cucumber, chopped
1 red capsicum, chopped
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1 small garlic clove, crushed ¼ cup vodka
2 teaspoons Tabasco Olive oil, to drizzle
Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, to garnish
1.Place the juice, cucumber, capsicum, onion, garlic, vodka and Tabasco in a blender. Place lid firmly on and blend on “Setting 2” until smooth.
2.Transfer to a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 3 hours to chill.
3.Ladle soup among serving bowls. Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with parsley and freshly ground black pepper.
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