California Farm Cauliflower Soup with Nuts

Hobby Horseman
Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman
California, United States

I used the stems and greens of cauliflower with walnuts, chestnuts, mushrooms, yams and fennel and heavy cream.

The result was a rich broth, good enough to serve on holidays. Served topped with croutons and chives.

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California Farm Cauliflower Soup with Nuts

I used the stems and greens of cauliflower with walnuts, chestnuts, mushrooms, yams and fennel and heavy cream.

The result was a rich broth, good enough to serve on holidays. Served topped with croutons and chives.

#GlobalApron

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Ingredients

1 hour
2 people, 8 cups
  1. 1 cupchopped cauliflower stems
  2. 1 cupcauliflower green leaves
  3. 16walnuts quarters
  4. 16boiled and peeled chestnuts
  5. 1 cupmushrooms
  6. 2 Tbsgrassfed butter
  7. 1 cupsweet potato
  8. 1 cupchopped fennel
  9. 2 cupsvegetable broth
  10. 1 cupheavy cream
  11. 1 Tspgranulated garlic
  12. 1 Tspmace
  13. 1 Tspwhite pepper
  14. 1 Tspflaked seasalt
  15. 4 Tspgreen chives, chopped, for topping
  16. 4 Tbscroutons baked in Tsp sage and olive oil
  17. Equipment: oven rack, skillet, dutch oven, handheld mixer
  18. Cost: chestnuts $2.50, cream, yoghurt $2, other $1, per soup dinner $1.28

Cooking Instructions

1 hour
  1. 1

    Simmer cauliflower to make vegetable broth. Add cubed sweet potato, fennel, walnuts and spices to the vegetable broth, simmer 20 minutes. Taste.

  2. 2

    Carefully make incision on side of chestnut to facilitate peeling. Steam 20 minutes. Peel.

  3. 3

    Sautee mushrooms in butter and add to soup with the peeled chestnuts, simmer 10 minutes.

  4. 4

    Use hand mixer to puree the soup. Keep from boiling, add heavy cream, taste. Adjust spices if needed.

  5. 5

    Fry cubed sour dough bread in olive oil with dried sage leaves to make croutons.

  6. 6

    Serve soup with croutons and chopped chives on top. Enjoy.

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I teach people at the farmers market to grow small scale fruits and vegetables. My grandparents and parents taught me growing, cooking and preserving home grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and fish. I got certified by the University of California Master Gardener Program in 2005. I try to bring out the original flavor of ingredients, then add layers of spices, herbs and flavorings that enhance, not distort the taste. These are the global, organic and vegan family recipes we use.
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