HFG cauliflower and blue cheese soup
(at time of publication)
Instructions
Step 1 Heat oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Cook onion and garlic until softened. Add potato and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add cauliflower and stock. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes until vegetables are tender.
Step 2 Meanwhile, fry or grill bacon until crisp.
Step 3 Purée soup in a blender (or use a stick blender). When thick and creamy, gently reheat. Add cheese and stir through until melted. Season with pepper. Garnish with extra blue cheese, if preferred.
Step 4 Top toast with bacon and a dollop of onion marmalade. Cut in triangles and serve with soup.
Original ingredients
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup full-fat milk
1/2 cup cream
120g blue cheese
What we did
- Removed butter, milk and cream
- Reduced cheese and salt
- Increased cauliflower and stock
- Added potato
HFG cauliflower and blue cheese soup (per serve)
Total energy 1250kJ
Total fat 11g (5g saturated fat)
Traditional cauliflower and blue cheese soup (per serve)
Total energy 2150kJ
Total fat 36g (22g saturated fat)
Variations
Make it gluten-free: Use gluten-free stock, bacon, cheese, bread and marmalade.
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- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1 potato, peeled, diced
- 1 head cauliflower, chopped (including the stalk)
- 3 cups salt-reduced chicken stock
- 4 slices lean bacon
- 75g blue vein cheese, crumbled
- freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
- 4 slices multigrain bread, toasted
- 2 tablespoons onion marmalade, to serve
Nutritional information (per serve)
Nutrition information is given per serve
*NS: not specified
1 Comment. Add yours
This is a fantastic dish - great flavour. We turned up at dad's with our home grown cauliflower - he's not a cauli lover - but his eyes lit up when he saw the blue vein. A massive hit with full flavour that converted a old vege phobic.