Cauliflower Soup With Toasted Pumpkin Seeds Recipes

CAULIFLOWER SOUP WITH TOASTED PUMPKIN SEEDS

Steps:

• Wrap bay leaf and cloves in cheesecloth; tie with kitchen twine. Place in a large saucepan; add stock, cauliflower, potato, fennel, onion, and 5 1/2 cups water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer until vegetables are very tender, about 25 minutes. Discard clove bundle.
• Working in batches, filling a blender no more than halfway, puree soup until smooth. Return soup to saucepan; stir in milk. Place over medium heat until just heated through (do not boil). Add nutmeg, and season with salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle soup with pumpkin seeds, and drizzle with pumpkinseed oil, if desired. Serve hot or at room temperature.

CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• Melt 1/2stick of the butter in a heavy pot over medium heat. Then add the onions and cook until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the carrots and celery, and then stir and cook for a couple more minutes. Throw in the cauliflower. Then stir it around, cover and cook over very low heat for 15 minutes.
• Add the parsley, and then add the chicken broth and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Meantime, make a simple white sauce: Melt the remaining 1/2stick butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Then whisk in the flour. Cook for a couple of minutes, and then pour in the milk, whisking to combine. Remove the white sauce from the heat and pour in the half-and-half. Then pour this creamy mixture into the pot. Add 1 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste, and allow the soup to simmer for another 20 to 30 minutes. The soup will thicken slightly but shouldn't be overly thick. Give it a taste and add more salt if needed.
• Now, this is the fun part: To serve the soup, place the room temperature sour cream in the bottom of a soup tureen (a very large serving bowl). Then add the whole pot of hot soup to the tureen.
• Stir gently to combine, and then serve immediately with warm rolls and an appetite for something wonderful.
• You will love everything about this.

CAULIFLOWER WITH PUMPKIN SEEDS, BROWN BUTTER, AND LIME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Coat a large rimmed baking sheet with 1 Tbsp. oil. Trim cauliflower stalk and place head stalk side down on a cutting board. Slice cauliflower lengthwise into 1/2" slices.
• Arrange cauliflower slices and any stray pieces in a single layer on prepared baking sheet. Drizzle with 1 Tbsp. oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast until underside is deeply browned, 20-25 minutes. Turn cauliflower over, season with salt and pepper, and continue to roast until other side is dark brown and crisp, 15-20 minutes longer.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a small skillet over medium. Add pumpkin seeds, bring to a simmer, and cook, swirling pan occasionally, until pumpkin seeds are toasted and butter is browned and smells nutty, 6-8 minutes. Remove from heat and add red pepper flakes; let cool 10 minutes. Add chopped cilantro and lime juice; season with salt and pepper.
• Arrange cauliflower on a serving platter and drizzle with dressing. Serve topped with cilantro leaves.

TOASTED PUMPKIN SEEDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine seeds and oil on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet. Season with salt; toss to combine. Spread in a single layer. Toast until crisp, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.