Roasted Cauliflower Soup

Name: Roasted Cauliflower Soup
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps sliced almonds, toasted; 28 grams French bread baguette, torn; 2 liters cauliflower florets (about 1 large head); 946 milliliters unsalted chicken stock (such as Swanson); 59 milliliters chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 4 garlic cloves, chopped; 118 milliliters half-and-half; 1 teaspoons kosher salt, divided; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 43 grams thin slices prosciutto or other cured ham, chopped (about; 1 Tbsp unsalted butter, divided; 237 milliliters water; 177 milliliters chopped yellow onion

Roasted Cauliflower Soup might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 343 calories, 15g of protein, and 20g of fat. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is perfect for Autumn. Head to the store and pick up almonds, chicken stock, water, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 45

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Place cauliflower in a large bowl; drizzle with oil, and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Toss to coat. Arrange mixture in a single layer on a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Cauliflower

Jelly

Roll

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

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Bake at 450 for 40 minutes or until tender and browned, stirring once after 30 minutes.

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Oven

Heat a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Dutch Oven

Frying Pan

Add ham; cook 3 minutes or until crisp.

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Ham

Remove ham; drain on paper towels. Melt 1 1/2 teaspoons butter in pan.

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Butter

Ham

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Paper Towels

Frying Pan

Add onion and garlic; saut 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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Garlic

Onion

Add cauliflower, stock, and 1 cup water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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Cauliflower

Stock

Water

Remove from heat; stir in half-and-half.

Place half of cauliflower mixture in a blender.

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Cauliflower

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Blender

Remove center piece of blender lid (to allow steam to escape); secure blender lid on blender.

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Place a clean towel over opening in blender lid (to avoid splatters). Blend until smooth; pour pureed soup into a bowl. Repeat with remaining cauliflower mixture. Stir in remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt.

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Cauliflower

Salt

Soup

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Bowl

Place torn bread in a food processor; pulse 2 times or until coarsely chopped. Melt remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons butter in a skillet over medium heat; swirl.

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Butter

Bread

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Add breadcrumbs; saut 5 minutes or until golden, stirring frequently.

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Breadcrumbs

Remove from heat.

Combine ham, breadcrumbs, parsley, and toasted almonds. Ladle about 1 1/4 cups soup into each of 4 bowls; top each serving with about 2 1/2 tablespoons toasted breadcrumb mixture.

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Almonds