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| SIMPLE, ELEGANT, AND DELICIOUS |
Cauliflower has always been a favorite vegetable of mine. This is a beautiful, sturdy vegetable with a mild flavor, blending well with many foods. It is at this time of year in AZ that cauliflower flourishes in our gardens. I’ve been tending my neighbor’s garden while they are away for a month, and they have beautiful cauliflower growing abundantly.
I don’t think to use cauliflower in soups as it quickly overcooks, making it perfect as an easily pureed vegetable for today's challenge. This soup is light and lovely and can be garnished with many toppings. Because I enjoy defined flavors, I chose to top mine with crumbled crispy bacon, shaved Parmesan cheese, and fresh parsley.
I’m interested to see your presentations. Personally, I was happy to have a recipe that was simple and healthy for this very busy week of sugar and more sugar.
Hope you all are enjoying this wonderful time of year!!!
I don’t think to use cauliflower in soups as it quickly overcooks, making it perfect as an easily pureed vegetable for today's challenge. This soup is light and lovely and can be garnished with many toppings. Because I enjoy defined flavors, I chose to top mine with crumbled crispy bacon, shaved Parmesan cheese, and fresh parsley.
I’m interested to see your presentations. Personally, I was happy to have a recipe that was simple and healthy for this very busy week of sugar and more sugar.
Hope you all are enjoying this wonderful time of year!!!
Yes - I am starting to cringe at the sight of desserts these days :-)
ReplyDeleteYour soup looks great - and bacon was a great touch!
Agreed! In Germany we start the holidays in early November with St. Martin's Day and then comes Thanksgiving. So it was nice to have a light one this week.
ReplyDeleteI agree it was nice to have something simple and healthy for FF this week! How nice to have fresh cauliflower from your neighbors garden!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful bowl of soup - it looks nice and smooth and I love the idea for the toppings, parsley, parmesan and bacon sound so good with this creamy soup!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend (sugar and all)!
Your soup looks absolutely inviting.
ReplyDeleteYou're right...this was perfect for this sugary time of year! Bacon was a brilliant addition, Kris!
ReplyDeleteYes, it was simple and delicious. I used proscuitto and it was perfect. I will have to add the Parmesan to that.
ReplyDeleteIt is nice to have a simple, healthy meal this time of year, isn't it? It was comforting in its own way, without being heavy at all. Yours looks absolutely heavenly!
ReplyDeleteThis was a delicious and healthy recipe. A great break from all the holiday sweets I have been making. Your soup looks delicious:)
ReplyDeleteYour absolutely right. This was a perfect recipe for this week and this time of the year. Plain. Simple. Low in Calories. Filling. And, different. Aren't you lucky to have access to your neighbor's cauliflower but you also deserve kudos for tending in for them.......for one month. As if you had nothing else to do, Kris. Yours looks lovely in the low-lipped bowl. I put my soup in a large soup mug which isn't really a good presentation for this soup. Yours looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteLovely presentation!! It was a very nice recipe! I am a huge fun of all things cauliflower but unfortunately the rest of the household is not but no worries more left for me and it tasted even better the next day!!!
ReplyDeleteKris, So right…a perfect choice for this time of the year. Your soup looks so creamy and delicious! The bacon is a perfect topping! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteI loved this soup this week for its simplicity and leanness as well. Yours looks very nice!
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely simple and healthy. A welcome dish this month. Enjoy the season!
ReplyDeleteYou're right about sugar, sugar, and more sugar - I have so many sweet planned that I really should just make this to counteract them. Love your toppings!
ReplyDeleteI love your add-ins! I also can relate to the need for simple, healthy food. We had this the same week that I went to a cookie swap. I came home with quite a few and there were many leftovers from the batches I'd baked, too.
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