Creamy Cauliflower Cheddar Soup

Name: Creamy Cauliflower Cheddar Soup
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp unsalted butter; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 2 large leeks (trimmed, cleaned, and thinly sliced); 5 cloves garlic (roughly chopped); 1 medium Yukon gold potato (peeled and roughly chopped); 1 large head of cauliflower (core and florets cut into medium pieces*); Kosher salt and pepper (to taste); 5 cups chicken broth (or veggie!); 2 bay leaves; 6 oz sharp white cheddar (freshly grated, plus extra for serving); 1/2 cup heavy cream; Extra virgin olive oil (for serving); Fresh dill (for serving); Caraway paprika croutons (see below, for serving); 3 slices sourdough bread (cubed); Olive oil to coat; caraway seeds; smoked paprika; Kosher salt and pepper

12 steps

Serves 6-8

Updated at: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 09:02:33 GMT

Ingredients

6 servings

1 Tbspunsalted butter

1 Tbspolive oil

2leeks

large, trimmed, cleaned, and thinly sliced

5 clovesgarlic

roughly chopped

1Yukon gold potato

medium, peeled and roughly chopped

1 headcauliflower

core and florets cut into medium pieces

kosher salt

pepper

to taste

5 cupschicken broth

or veggie

2bay leaves

6 ozsharp white cheddar

freshly grated, plus extra for serving

½ cupheavy cream

Extra virgin olive oil

for serving

fresh dill

for serving

Caraway paprika croutons

for serving

3 slicessourdough bread

Instructions

Step 1

In a large sauce pot, heat butter and olive oil over medium heat until hot.

Step 2

Add in leeks and garlic, and cook until soft, about 5-7 minutes.

Step 3

Add in potato and cauliflower. Season with salt and pepper, and stir.

Step 4

Pour in broth to cover veggies. Add in bay leaves. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to low. Cover and cook until everything is very soft, about 30 minutes.

Step 5

Once soft, discard bay leaves and remove soup from heat. Blend soup until very smooth.

Step 6

Stir in cheddar cheese. Use the residual heat to melt cheese into the soup.

Step 7

Stir in cream. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Step 8

Serve topped with a drizzle of EVOO, more grated cheese, fresh dill, and croutons. Yum!