Cream Of Cauliflower Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 ounce butter
2 onions, coarsely chopped
4 stalks celery, coarsely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 small cauliflower, coarsely chopped
7 tablespoons vegetable broth
white wine, for thinning
milk, for thinning
1 tablespoon heavy cream
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
salt and pepper (white pepper if you have it)

Preparation

Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the onion, celery and garlic and cook gently until the onion is slightly softened.
Add the cauliflower, season with salt and pepper, cover and leave to cook very gently for 5-10 minutes.
Add the broth and a splash of white wine and season with more pepper. Cook gently for another 5-10 minutes. Add about 7tbs milk and the cream, stir and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer a little longer until all the vegetables are soft.
Transfer the mixture to a food processor and blend until smooth, adding a little more milk if it is too thick for your taste.
Serve in soup bowls, sprinkled with the smoked paprika.