How is it possible for a few vegetables and chicken stock to produce something so creamy? So velvety? So smooth? So delicious?
We love cauliflower. We love it in a gratin, boiled, mashed, roasted or fried. I can't believe it never occurred to me to blend it into a soup. That's why I need French Fridays. That's why I'm thankful for Dorie's cookbook Around My French Table.
I topped my soup with bacon, thanks to a heads up from Cher and some fried thyme leaves. I'd never fried thyme before but it is actually quite good with a bit of salt. Just be sure its really dry before dropping the leaves into hot oil!
I hope everyone is enjoying the Christmas season. My out of country Christmas cards went out yesterday. The rest will go today. Thank you to everyone participating in the card exchange. I LOVE Christmas cards:)
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| Creamy Cauliflower Soup |
We love cauliflower. We love it in a gratin, boiled, mashed, roasted or fried. I can't believe it never occurred to me to blend it into a soup. That's why I need French Fridays. That's why I'm thankful for Dorie's cookbook Around My French Table.
I topped my soup with bacon, thanks to a heads up from Cher and some fried thyme leaves. I'd never fried thyme before but it is actually quite good with a bit of salt. Just be sure its really dry before dropping the leaves into hot oil!
I hope everyone is enjoying the Christmas season. My out of country Christmas cards went out yesterday. The rest will go today. Thank you to everyone participating in the card exchange. I LOVE Christmas cards:)
Bacon is a good topping and this is a great soup. I loved it!
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ReplyDeleteThe thyme does sound like a great idea. Your soup is really pretty.
ReplyDeleteOh, man, this soup may have not been a winner with me, but yours looks so delicious! I'd be willing to give this another try if I thought it would end up lookins to elegant and creamy. Lovely job!
ReplyDeleteYour soup looks incredibly perfectly creamy - wow!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, bacon was a good friend to this soup :-)
have a great weekend.
Your topping sounds delicious! In fact, I may have to try that fried thyme trick with my leftover soup.
ReplyDeleteLooks gorgeous... yes bacon is always a winner.
ReplyDeleteYour soup looks so very creamy…I used my immersion blender and mine did not look as creamy as yours! Love your toppings! I love Christmas cards too! I’m having fun with the exchange.
ReplyDeleteGuyla, I like cauliflower in every way, shape and form also. My only complaint about this soup was that it wasn't "cauliflowery" enough. Although I've often read recipes where "frying herbs" was happening, I have never done it myself. Two of you fried - thyme as well as parsley, for a topping. The crunch of that sounds good to me. I know I can. I know I can. I also like receiving Christmas cards. It's fun but many of my friends have stopped doing it so I have glad to have added this new bunch of friends who are keeping my mail box hoppin' with holiday fare. The rest of mine get mailed this week-end.
ReplyDeleteGuyla, your Cauliflower Soup looks so very rich and smooth and I love the idea of frying some fresh thyme leaves to add to this soup - thyme and bacon really sound and look wonderful as toppings for this wintry soup!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!
Bacon is a good idea. I used Proscuitto. Maybe fried sage would be good with it, too.
ReplyDeleteYour soup looks lovely and inviting ... just what the doctor ordered on these cool winter evenings!
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely photo, it really makes the soup look scrumptious. I agree about the Christmas cards, this is a lot of
ReplyDeletefun. Have a great weekend.
I feel the same...I have loved the extra Christmas cards I received! Such fun.
ReplyDeleteYeah, no elusive ingredients...love that. And I just checked out next week's chicken...I'll I need to pick up is mushrooms. We picked some good ones! Have a great weekend...your soup looks yummy with the bacon garnish! I think we've come a long way since our first FFwD photos :)
The soup looks wonderful. I love the idea of fried thyme. Hope you are enjoying the holidays.
ReplyDeleteI also put bacon on top as well as in the soup while it was boiling. It was really delicious - for me at least ;) Have a great weekend Guyla!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious - I'm sorry I missed it! I need to get busy with Christmas cards, too.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend!
Ooh, fried thyme sounds wonderful. Yes, it was wonderful with bacon!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't believe how easy this was (and delicious)! I love your toppings.
ReplyDeleteI love getting so many cards in the mail too. Yours came today! Have a great week.
Fried thyme and bacon?? I can definitely get behind those decisions!
ReplyDeleteI've got all my cards out now, too. Canada Post assures me you'll all get them before Christmas! I've so enjoyed the ones I've received so far.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of fried thyme, I'm going to have to look it up. Your soup looks just perfect.