Description
Creamy cauliflower and blue cheese soup blends rustic comfort with sophisticated flavor. Jamie Oliver’s signature recipe offers a luxurious twist on classic comfort cooking, inviting you to savor each spoonful of rich, velvety goodness.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Vegetables:
- 800 grams (28.22 ounces) cauliflower
- 2 carrots
- 2 sticks celery
- 2 medium onions
- 2 garlic cloves
Protein and Cheese:
- 200 grams (7.05 ounces) blue cheese
- 4 strips bacon (for garnish)
Seasonings and Liquids:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 vegetable bouillon cubes (or chicken)
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon English mustard
- Nutmeg (optional)
- 1.875 liters (63.40 fluid ounces) boiling water
Instructions
- Meticulously prepare the vegetable base by peeling and chopping carrots into uniform cubes, slice celery into thin half-moons, dice onions finely, and mince garlic into microscopic pieces. Cut cauliflower into precise 0.6-inch (1.5 centimeters) segments.
- Render bacon strips in a separate skillet until golden and crisp, creating a delectable garnish. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain excess fat.
- Heat 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) of extra virgin olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-low temperature. Introduce the prepared vegetables, allowing them to soften and caramelize gently for approximately 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.
- While vegetables transform, crumble 7 ounces (200 grams) of pungent blue cheese into rustic fragments, setting aside for later incorporation.
- Dissolve 2 vegetable bouillon cubes into 2 quarts (1.875 liters) of boiling water, creating an aromatic liquid foundation. Pour this golden broth over the sautéed vegetables, stirring thoroughly to integrate flavors.
- Elevate the mixture to a gentle boil, then reduce heat and simmer with a partially covered lid for 10 minutes, allowing ingredients to meld harmoniously.
- Remove from heat and introduce crumbled blue cheese and 1 teaspoon (5 milliliters) of robust English mustard. Utilize an immersion blender to transform the mixture into a silky, uniform consistency.
- Season judiciously with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Optional: Grate a whisper of nutmeg across the surface for an elegant aromatic touch.
- Plate the velvety soup and garnish with the previously crisped bacon fragments, creating a textural and flavor contrast.
Notes
- Nutritional powerhouse delivering protein and vegetable-rich goodness in every spoonful.
- Freezes perfectly for convenient future meals, maintaining robust flavor and creamy texture.
- Quick weeknight solution that transforms simple ingredients into restaurant-worthy comfort food.
- Customize easily with vegetarian or meat-lover variations to suit different dietary needs.
- Indulgent blue cheese and crispy bacon collaboration creates unexpected flavor complexity.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 15mg