Roasted Cauliflower And Red Pepper Soup Recipes

ROASTED PEPPERS AND CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• Place the cauliflower, red peppers and onions in a shallow roasting pan. Add the oil, salt and pepper; toss to coat. Roast, uncovered, at 425° for 20 minutes. , Stir; roast 10 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender and lightly browned. Transfer to a serving bowl; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and parsley.

ROASTED CAULIFLOWER & RED PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Place peppers on a foil-lined baking sheet, skin side up. Broil 4 in. from heat until skins are blistered, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl; let stand, covered, 20 minutes. Change oven setting to bake; preheat oven to 400°., Toss cauliflower with 2 tablespoons oil; spread in a 15x10x1-in. pan. Roast until tender, 25-30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove skin and seeds from peppers; chop peppers., In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat remaining oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook until golden and softened, 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic, rosemary and paprika; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in flour until blended; cook and stir 1 minute. Gradually stir in stock. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened., Stir in cauliflower and peppers. Puree soup using an immersion blender. Or, cool slightly and puree soup in batches in a blender; return to pot. Stir in milk and remaining seasonings; heat through. If desired, serve with cheese. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little stock or milk if necessary.

CAULIFLOWER AND ROASTED RED BELL PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Turn on broiler.
• flatten out the bell pepper halves and arrange them on a baking sheet.
• Sprinkle a few garlic cloves around in between on the baking sheet, leaving the cloves in the outer rapper
• very lightly drizzle a tiny bit of olive oil over the peppers and garlic, and rub around a bit with your hands.
• broil the peppers and garlic on High for about 10-15 minutes, until the pepper skin is black and bubbly.
• In the meantime, heat about 1 Tbl of olive oil and add the onion. after about a minute, add the cayenne.
• cook until onions soft, about 3-5 minutes.
• add chopped cauliflower to the pot of onions, and mix around.
• add entire box of imagine broth (or 1qt of whatever you are using).
• bring to boil and then simmer for 20 minutes.
• take the peppers and garlic out of the oven.
• peel the peppers after they cool, and slip the garlic out of the skin.
• chop up the peppers in small to medium pieces. unless you blend it at the end, these wont get much smaller in the soup.
• add to the pot and simmer for about 10-20 minues more.
• Mix everything well, mashing up the cauliflower.
• You can puree this, but I didn't have a cuisinart or pureer, so i just ate it as is. Add crushed black pepper and salt if needed.
• you can also add a squirt of lemon and olive oil before serving.