Delicious roasted cauliflower soup

[Lintu]

Made this tonight and really liked it.  My daughter liked it, too!  DH hasn't gotten to eat yet (kid duties) so I'm not sure about him yet.  He's a skeptic.

http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/roasted-cauliflower-cheddar-soup/

[diablita]

I'm making this tomorrow.  Thank you!  I'll probably just use the stick blender though I'd imagine it was very smooth in your Vitamix.

[monster2]

Ooh I want to make this now!

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[Lintu]

Let me know how you like it! 

[Cool Foot Luke]

That looks great. Wish I'd seen this thread before I went to the store. I'll pick up the ingredients next time. I've been looking to use my blender more...

[monster2]

It tastes very good I may have roasted too long though b/c mine is not super attractive... its tan!

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[Lintu]

Could be your veggie stock, too.  Mine was...I dunno, beige?  Ecru? 

[diablita]

ecru here.  I'm just waiting for the roasted garlic boule I bought to get crusty in the oven (I meant to bake some myself but ran out of time this morning).  It's very delicious.

[Run Amok]

This is one of those things that you eat for the flavor, not for the visual appeal. Caulliflower soup is a weird one for me. I usually prefer chunky soups to pureed ones, or pureed ones if their strained through a chinoise so they are extremely silky. But, I'm lazy, so I just eat it pureed instead. 

[diablita]

It was a delicious recipe.  I added a bit of smoked spanish paprika and a splash of milk before pureeing.

[monster2]

I too added a bit of milk...

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[Lintu]

Oh good!  I'm glad you guys liked it.

[diablita]

yes, it was very good.  and now my sister will be making it later this week.  thanks again!

[cgraz]

That sounds really yummy. Definitely going to try it.

[Natasha]

It is delicious, indeed. 

[nadra24]

Yum!  I will have to make this soon.  I've been trying to stick to soup and salad or sandwich for lunch, and this looks perfect.

[Cool Foot Luke]

That's good! I'm lazy so it was a bit more work than I'm willing to do on a regular basis, but I love the idea of making a creamy base out of healthy ingredients

I suspect this could be easily veganized with the substitute of cashews for the cheddar cheese. Any vegans want to try it? I might do that next time to serve to my book clubbers.

I might also be tempted to stick it back in the oven after pureeing to see if I could somehow get a brown crust on top.

[Run Amok]

I've had good luck just leaving the cheddar out of things. So, if I wanted to make it vegan, that is what I'd do. I've had good luck using yogurt or buttermilk in place of cheese if any nonvegans wanted to skip the cheese. I guess you could do that for vegans too- look for a plain vegan yogurt or kefir (though I don't know if they are typically as sour).

[Cool Foot Luke]

Yeah, I guess I was thinking of finding some way to replace the protein and fat heartiness of cheese.

I suppose you could even just blend up some tofu in there.

I think I'll add nutmeg next time.

[Run Amok]

I wouldn't go the direction of tofu, myself. I think it would be pretty rich & creamy even without the cheese. I might try passing it through a really fine strainer or maybe making it more in the style of a bisque (thickened with rice and then pushed through a really fine strainer) to achieve that really silky mouth feel- and then you probably would not miss the creaminess. A little more work, though. Or, you could try beans, I think. Especially if you puree really finely. You can slip the beans out of their skins (like you would when you make hummus) for an even richer/silkier effect. But I'd probably just skip the cheese and go from there.