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Cream of Cauliflower Soup
A soup with a French “touch” joins cauliflower and leek… as an introduction to dinner which could easily end with “can-can dancing” or at least with a few romantic French words?
| Preparation time | 40 min |
|---|---|
| Demanding |  |
| Energetic value | 191 kcal / 798 kJ |
| Table of nutritive values | |
Ingredients
 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 500 g | cauliflower |
| 200 g | leek |
| 1 | sprig of parsley |
| 1000 ml | water, salt to taste |
| 100 ml | thickened cream |
| 100 g | carrots |
| 2 teaspoon | corn flour |
| pinch | grated nutmeg |
| 1 tablespoon | Vegeta Gourmet Stock Powder |
| 20 g | butter |
Preparation
- Cut cauliflower, carrot and leek into chunks and put in boiling salty water.
- Cook for 15 minutes and add parsley toward the end of cooking.
- Remove the vegetables and keep the water they were boiled in. Puree the vegetables with 100 ml of saved liquid in an electric food processor.
- Combine pureed vegetables with approximatelly 600-700 ml of remaining liquid Vegeta Gourmet Stock Powder, nutmeg and butter. Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Mix cream with corn flour, stir in the soup and simmer for few more minutes without bringing to the boil.
Serving
Serve soup with croutons.
Tip
To enhance the taste of your cauliflower soup stir in little lemon juice just before serving.
Nutritional information
Energetic and nutritional values are calculated per serve.
| Nutrient | Unit of measurement | Quantity | RDA (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women* | Men* | |||
| Total proteins | g | 4,25 | - | - |
| Total carbohydrates | g | 21,81 | - | - |
| Total fat | g | 10,95 | - | - |
| Diet fibres | g | 4,92 | - | - |
| Cholesterol | mg | 33,04 | - | - |
| Vitamin A | IU | 7640,83 | 191 | 153 |
| Niacin | mg | 2,02 | 14 | 10 |
| Vitamin C | mg | 70,24 | 94 | 78 |
| Vitamin D | IU | 11,64 | 6 | 6 |
| Calcium | mg | 93,24 | 9 | 9 |
| Phosphor | mg | 104,66 | 13 | 13 |
| Potassium | mg | 596,88 | 16 | 16 |
| Sodium | g | 1,85 | 0 | 0 |
* RDA is based on daily intake for women of 2000 kcal, for men 2900 kcal, from 25 to 50 years of age. (Data source: DRI reports - Macronutrients, Elements, Vitamins, www.nap.edu; Genesis R&D and Podravka d.d.)
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