Lentil Soup With Cauliflower And Cheese Recipes

Steps:

• Remove the outer leaves from the cauliflower, cut off the stalk and roughly chop, then cut the head into small florets. Toss a quarter of the florets in 1 tbsp oil and 1 tsp of the fennel seeds, season well, then tip into a roasting tin and set aside.
• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Heat ½ tbsp oil in a saucepan over a medium heat and add the remaining fennel seeds, toast for 2 mins, then add the lentils and the remaining cauliflower. Stir in the curry paste, then add 1 litre water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 25 mins until the cauliflower is tender and the lentils are cooked through.
• Meanwhile, put the roasting tin of cauliflower in the oven and cook for 20 mins until crisp and slightly charred. Tip the soup mixture into a food processor and blitz until smooth, tip back into the pan to warm through, adding the lemon juice and a little water if it's too thick. Tip into bowls and top with the crispy cauliflower and fennel seeds to serve.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery, carrot, and thyme. Season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened, about 8 minutes. Add lentils and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until lentils are tender, about 30 minutes. Stir in cauliflower, increase heat to medium-high, and simmer just until cauliflower is crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Remove thyme; season with salt and pepper.
• Preheat broiler with rack 6 inches from heating element. Divide soup among 4 broilerproof ramekins or soup bowls. Top with cheese and broil until golden and bubbling, 3 to 4 minutes. Garnish with thyme and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil over medium heat.
• Add onion, carrots and celery. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until softened.
• Add garlic, cumin and tumeric and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add broth and lentils, bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer for 40 minutes or until lentils are cooked.
• Using a potato masher, break up about half the soup. Add cauliflower and cook for 8 minutes or until tender.
• Stir in fresh parsley and pepper.
• Garnish with fresh chives.

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, carrots, and celery; cook and stir until onion is tender. Stir in garlic, bay leaf, oregano, and basil; cook for 2 minutes.
• Stir in lentils, and add water and tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for at least 1 hour. When ready to serve stir in spinach, and cook until it wilts. Stir in vinegar, and season to taste with salt and pepper, and more vinegar if desired.

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large, deep pan. Add the onion and garlic and fry until soft, but don't let them color. Boil the cauliflower in about 3 1/2 cups (850ml) water until tender (about eight to ten minutes). Add the bay leaves to the onion, then add the cauliflower and its cooking water. Bring to a boil and add sea salt and black pepper. Cover and simmer for fifteen minutes, until the vegetables are truly soft. Remove the pan from the heat, discard the bay leaves, and let the soup cool slightly. Then, in two batches, purée the soup in a blender. Pour the mixture back into the pan and stir in the crème fraîche, mustard, and grated cheese. Bring the soup slowly back to a simmer.
• To finish, preheat the broiler. Toast the bread on both sides, cover with the grated cheese, and let it melt under the hot broiler. Cut into triangles and float them on the soup.