INGREDIENTS:
- 1 small head cauliflower, cut into florets
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped (or I used 2 tbsp. minced garlic)
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 3 cups broth (I used chicken because that is what I had on hand)
- 1 1/2 cups aged white cheddar, shredded
- 1 cup milk or cream
- salt and pepper to taste
Optional: Bacon
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 400F degrees
Toss the cauliflower florets in the oil along with salt and pepper then arrange them in a single layer on a baking sheet.
Roast the cauliflower in the oven until lightly golden brown, about 20 minutes.
Sauté onion until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
Add the garlic and thyme and sauté about a minute.
Add the broth and cauliflower, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer covered for 20 minutes.
Puree the soup until it reaches your desired consistency with a blender. (I used my big blender but an immersion blender would work as well.)
Mix in the cheese, let it melt and season with salt and pepper.
Mix in the milk and remove from heat.
Top with bacon if you’d like.
I picked this Specially Selected cheese up at Aldi:
Cauliflower mixed with olive oil ready to be baked in oven:
Baked cauliflower and the rest of the ingredients simmering:
Jerry Marquardt says
This soup looks savory and I love to make this style soup in the summer. I think this will go good appetizing a Broasted Chicken dinner.
Jerry Marquardt says
I would love to try this delicious soup! It looks very wonderful, and I am making it on Sunday.
Katie says
Wow, this looks amazing. I’ll have to try this out on my husband soon!
Kayla @ TheEclecticElement says
That looks absolutely delicious!
Cher says
Oh it is so good! My 4 year old loves it too!
Erika E says
Thank you, this looks delicious.
Cher says
It is super yummy!
Sml Footprints says
Mmm … this looks good and so warming on this cold winter days. I’m vegan so I’d probably use veggie broth, nutritional yeast instead of cheese, and perhaps almond milk. Bet it’s wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing!
Cher says
Good luck!