Roasted Cauliflower and Leek Soup
By: Pamela
Published: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 - 11:27am

Ingredients




1 medium Head Cauliflower (roughly chopped)
2 Leeks, White and Light Green Part Only (cut into half lengthwise)
6 Cloves Garlic
2 tablespoons Olive Oil
2 Cans Chicken Broth*
Kosher Salt
Fresh Ground Black Pepper

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 425 degrees Farenheit. 2 Spread chopped cauliflower, leeks and garlic on baking sheet. 3 Drizzle olive oil on vegetables and mix well to thoroughly coat.  Sprinkle with kosher salt. 4 Roast in oven for 40-45 minutes.  Vegetables should be brown on edges and slightly softened. 5 Pour roasted vegetables into a saucepan and add 2 cans of chicken broth and fresh ground pepper to taste. 6 Over medium high heat, heat vegetables and  broth until it bubbles. 7 Using an immersion blender (stick blender), thoroughly puree all contents of the saucepan.  If you don't have an immersion blender, you can use a regular blender.  Just be careful putting hot liquids in a blender as they can cause the lid to come flying off sending your yummy soup all over your kitchen.  (You can vent the lid a little to help reduce the chance of this happening.)

About


While Mr. Belly is munching away on his humongous plate of mac and cheese, I am daintily slurping away on my roasted vegetable soup.  Of course I’m not the one who’s having issues with their pants right now.  I’m just saying.
The thing that is least fair about all of this, is how quickly he can lose that weight.  I know, I know guys bodies are built differently than girls bodies are (I learned that when I was about 4 or 5 thanks to my neighbor).  Guys can lose weight much more quickly than women can.  Craig can lose 3 – 5 pounds in a week without any struggle.  I can gain 3-5 pounds in a week without struggling too.  But even with a concentrated effort, I’m lucky if I can drop 2 pounds in a week.
Eh, my cleanse isn’t about losing weight (this time).  I just want to get back to feeling more energetic like I felt this past fall.  Hence the soup.
But this soup recipe does not make you feel like you are missing out on anything.  While the soup is all vegetables, roasting the cauliflower, leeks and garlic give it a whole new flavor than your usual vegetable soup.  Pureeing the whole mess gives the soup a creamy texture and the garlic flavor permeates the whole batch.
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Comments:
Pamela

This recipe is so creamy you'll swear there's cream in it, but there isn't any.
Gilles Gelinas

Pam,  I found that 425 degrees burned the veg after 7 mins.  I suggest 350 degrees is better.
Gilles