Creamy Asparagus & Cauliflower Soup Alongside Fit The Bacon

It's difficult to brand a obviously former vegetable soup amongst a well-stocked fridge. You wishing to brand a light, healthy, restorative soup, but every bit you lot order inwards the refrigerator for the vegetables, your paw has to top things similar butter, cheese, together with crème fraiche; non to cite dealing amongst bacon’s sweet, smoky, siren song.

But this time, I resisted all temptations together with somehow managed to proceed this fairly pure. I don’t await you lot to present the same restraint. However, if you lot do, you’ll hold upwards rewarded amongst a delicious bowl of soup that despite beingness dairy-free, looks together with feels pretty creamy. We convey cauliflower to give cheers for that.

The soup looks similar a classic cream of asparagus, together with your eyes volition fool your palate to a for certain extent. In add-on to giving it a prissy color, the bumpy superfood likewise provides a smoother texture to the soup than the less starchy asparagus could make alone.

Speaking of prissy color, endeavour to run your hands on some nasturtiums. They are quite security to eat...I’ve heard from several people...and convey a real subtle watercress-like flavor. They’re non fried bacon, but what is? Anyway, whether you lot direct to accessorize this soup or not, I promise you lot give it a endeavour soon. Enjoy!

Ingredients for nearly 8 cups of soup:

2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

3 chopped cloves garlic (you tin likewise add together diced onions, leeks, shallots, etc at this indicate every bit well)

*6 cups chicken broth, or H2O for you lot vegetarians

1 caput cauliflower cutting into minor florets (about 1 3/4 lb)

2 pounds asparagus, trimmed

salt together with pepper to taste

cayenne pepper to taste 
nasturtium petals for garnish

*use to a greater extent than or less broth to arrange soup to your desired thickness.

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