Low Fat Cauliflower Soup... with Croutons

Greetings!

Winter is approaching in Western Australia. It's just around the corner. In fact, our summer was unusually wet, with several rains in between....

For some reason, winter makes me hungrier than usual. It must be my metabolism.

But rather than stuffing myself up with No-No-Food (the type of food that makes you rounder), I have a series of recipes that are delicious, filling, and low in fat and calories. This is one of them.

Ingredients:

• 4 slices of white bread
• 500g cauliflower florets
• 1 medium potato, peeled and chopped
• 3 cups vegetable stock
• 2 cups of skim milk
• 1 tbs chives, chopped

This is what you do:

First, preheat your oven to 200 C (392 F).

Cut the slices of bread into cubes and coat them with cannola spray oil (lightly).

Put them on a baking tray and bake them for 5 minutes, or until they go crisp and golden (but not burnt!). Set aside.

Next, whilst the croutons are baking, put the cauliflower, potato and onion in a large microwave resistant bowl, add the vegetable stock, cover with plastic wrap (in Australia we call it "gladwrap"), and nuke for about 7 minutes... or even 10 minutes.

Take it out of the microwave, and carefully remove the gladwrap (with a fork, as the vapour is very hot, and may scald you).

Transfer the "soup" and chunky bits to a blender or food processor, and blend till smooth.

Add the skim milk, transfer to a pan, and reheat.

Serve on individual soup bowls (I use my own giant cups), and scatter with chives and croutons.

Ahhhhh.... simply delicious! :-)





Yours in Health,


Skinny Jeff