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cauliflower shiitake soup with truffle oil

cauliflower shiitake soup with truffle oil

Photo by Naked Beet

  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Cauliflower Recipe
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    Naked Beet's Notes: The cool autumn air has blown in a new French fusion restaurant only one block away from my apartment. The food there is terrific and it has become an inspiration to me for continuing to work...

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Serves 6, 1 cup servings

  1. Clean the cauliflower and chop into small florets and set aside. In a soup pot, saute the onions and garlic in the grapeseed oil. Once they are softened add in all the florets and saute for 1-3 minutes, stirring them up from the bottom once in a while. Add in the stock and 1 cup whole milk. Cook on medium heat until it just starts to boil, being careful for it not to come to a rolling boil. Take the pot off the heat and using a hand held blender, puree the soup until no large visible chunks are seen.

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  2. Clean and wash the shiitake mushrooms, cutting off and discarding the tough stem. Cut the mushrooms into long slices and saute them in the oil for 3-5 minutes until they become small but before they turn crispy. Salt the mushrooms while they’re cooking.

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  3. To the soup pot, add salt to taste, additional measures of ground coriander and nutmeg and the remaining 2 cups of milk. Puree the soup with your hand held blender again to create further creaminess. Gently heat the soup for 1-2 minutes to serve warm.

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  4. To finish, place a few watercress leaves, some sauteed mushrooms, and drizzles of truffle oil (a little goes a long way).

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3 Comments on cauliflower shiitake soup with truffle oil

Monkeys Reply

So elegant. Can't wait to try it.

036 Reply

Yum. Love everything about this. The first coriander and nutmeg go in at the beginning? Nice photo, too

Picture_11 Reply

Yep, first portion go in right away, then the repeat portions go in a bit later.

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