CHEDDAR CHEESE AND CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Servings: 4
Ingredients:

4 tb Butter
3 md Carrots, cut into small dice
3 md Celery stalks, cut into
-small dice
1 md Onion, minced
3 tb Flour
1 1/2 c  Chicken stock or canned
-chicken broth
1/2 sm Cauliflower, trimmed and cut
-into
Florets (2 cups)
8 oz Mild cheddar cheese, grated
-(2 cups); plus
2 oz Cut into small dice for
-garnish (1/2 cup)
1 1/2 c  Half-and-half
1/4 ts Cayenne pepper
Salt

NOTE: For a milder, sweeter tasting soup, substitute 8 ounces Swiss cheese
for the cheddar cheese.

Heat the butter in a large saucepan. Add the carrots, celery, and onion;
saute for about 5 minutes until the vegetables are softened. Add the flour
and cook over low heat until the flower is incorporated into the butter,
about 1 minute.

Stirring constantly, gradually add stock and then the cauliflower. Bring to
a boil and simmer until the cauliflower is tender, or about 5 minutes. Stir
in the grated cheese and cook for about 30 seconds until melted. (Do not
bring soup to a boil after cheese is added or the soup will break.) Stir in
the half-and-half; warm the soup over low heat. Season with cayenne pepper
and 1 teaspoon salt or to taste.

To serve, ladle the soup into warm soup bowls. Sprinkle each portion with
the diced cheese and serve immediately.

Makes 4 seervings.

[ COOKS Magazine; Oct 1989 ]

Posted by Fred Peters.

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