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HFG cauliflower and blue cheese soup

  • Time to make: 40 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.5
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
    • 1 onion, finely chopped
    • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
    • 1 potato, peeled, diced
    • 1 head cauliflower, chopped (including the stalk)
    • 3 cups salt-reduced chicken stock
    • 4 slices lean bacon
    • 75g blue vein cheese, crumbled
    • freshly ground black pepper, to taste
    • 4 slices multigrain bread, toasted
    • 2 tablespoons onion marmalade, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Cook onion and garlic until softened. Add potato and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add cauliflower and stock. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes until vegetables are tender.

    2 Meanwhile, fry or grill bacon until crisp.

    3 Purée soup in a blender (or use a stick blender). When thick and creamy, gently reheat. Add cheese and stir through until melted. Season with pepper. Garnish with extra blue cheese, if preferred.

    4 Top toast with bacon and a dollop of onion marmalade. Cut in triangles and serve with soup.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free stock, bacon, cheese, bread and marmalade.

    How we made it better

    Original ingredients

    3 tablespoons butter

    1 cup full-fat milk

    1/2 cup cream

    120g blue cheese

    What we did

        1. Removed butter, milk and cream
        2. Reduced cheese and salt
        3. Increased cauliflower and stock
        4. Added potato

    HFG cauliflower and blue cheese soup (per serve)

    Total energy 1250kJ

    Total fat 11g (5g saturated fat)

    Traditional cauliflower and blue cheese soup (per serve)

    Total energy 2150kJ

    Total fat 36g (22g saturated fat)

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