Cream of Cauliflower Soup with Bacon Gremolata
4.5
Ingredients
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 55 min
- Total
- 75 min
Instructions
- 1 Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and celery in hot oil until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and salt and stir for 1 minute. Stir in potato, cauliflower, chicken broth, and water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until cauliflower is tender and potatoes are easily smashed against the side of the saucepan, about 30 minutes.
- 2 Purée soup using an immersion blender until smooth. Reduce heat to low; season with cayenne pepper and salt. Pour in cream and stir until warmed. Season soup with more salt if needed.
- 3 Cook and stir bacon in a medium skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 8 minutes. Transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain, leaving grease in the skillet.
- 4 Toss bread crumbs in bacon grease in the skillet and cook over low heat until toasted and crisp. Stir in cheese and continue to cook until melted. Transfer to a medium bowl and cool to room temperature. Stir in bacon, parsley, and lemon zest; toss to coat.
- 5 Serve soup garnished with bacon gremolata over the top.
By John Mitzewich