Another Fall Favorite Soup...

Please, please, please don't let the name of this soup scare you...or you will be missing out on some absolute yumminess!
Even if you don't like cauliflower, you will love this creamy cauliflower soup! My son won't even touch a vegetable, yet this is one of his favorites. The really good thing is... it also has carrots and celery in it, but everything is pureed, so he gets a full serving of vegies and doesn't even know it. I find that being a sneaky cook works well with my children, especially the picky ones :)

I have made this recipe for years...it's another family favorite.  This creamy soup is perfect on a cool fall day served with rolls or just crackers.  It can be put together fairly quick, or make it early, and transfer it to a crock pot set on low for all day simmering.

From my kitchen to yours....ENJOY! ♥

~ Creamy Cauliflower Soup ~

2 celery ribs, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 carrot, peeled and chopped (I'm assuming everybody peels their carrots...but, just in case) :)
2 T butter
1 lg. head cauliflower, about 2 lbs., broken into florets
6 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup flour
2 cups milk (2% is fine)
3/4 cup half and half
1 T minced, fresh parsley, or dried to taste
1-2 tsp. salt, to taste
1/2 tsp. dill weed (opt., but, I like it! )
1/4 tsp pepper

In dutch oven or soup pot, saute the onion, celery and carrots in butter for 3-5 minutes until crisp tender.  Stir in cauliflower and broth, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 15 minutes or until cauliflower is tender.  In a blender or food processor, puree' soup in batches until smooth. Return to pot. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally. In a medium bowl whisk  flour and milk until smooth.  Stir into puree'.  (I always pour my milk/ flour mixture into soup through a strainer...just in case there are any flour lumps...don't like those in my soup.) Bring to a boil, cook and stir for 2 min. until thickened. Reduce heat. stir in half and half, parsley, salt, dill and pepper. Heat through. 

mmmmm....good!

"I love the leaves I do not know why. Is it their colors or how they fly? They crunch and crinkle Under my feet; I pile them up And take a leap!"

... Beth Paulsen