Michelle shared a French Cauliflower Soup recipe in the South Arm Older Adults cooking Club.

The French Cauliflower Soup was creamy and “thickish”.  Garnish with chopped chives and small slices of brie.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 shallots, diced
• 3 stalks celery, diced
• 1 large cauliflower, trimmed and cut into florets
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 2 bay leaves (we omitted this as we did not have any in the pantry)
• 3 sprigs thyme
• 4 to 5 cups chicken or vegetable broth
• salt and pepper to taste
• nutmeg to taste
• 3/4 cup whipping cream (or sour cream)
• chopped chives for garnishing
• small slices of brie for garnishing (optional)

Source: this recipe is adapted from The French Market cookbook

Instructions

Place butter, shallots and celery in a saucepan. Fry gently for 5 minutes on medium-low heat.

Add cauliflower, mustard, bay leaves, thyme and stock. Bring to a boil. Cover and summer for 20 minutes.

Remove bay leaves (if using) and blend until smooth. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.

Stir in cream.