Melancauli Baby
Curried cauliflower Sweet potato soup with Swiss cheese and wild rice
When you’re feeling down in the dumps, raise your spirits with this outstanding combination of ingredients that’s so tasty, it’ll bring tears of joy to your eyes!
1 tbsp butter or oliv
e oil
2 cups thinly sliced leeks (about 2 large)
2 tsp minced garlic
4 cups small cauliflower florets
1 ½ cups peeled, cubed sweet potato
1 ½ tsp curry powder
1 tsp ground cumin
4 cups chicken or vegetable broth
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 cup cooked brown and wild rice blend (see tip in margin)
1 cup evaporated 2% m
ilk
1/2 cup packed shredded light Swiss cheese (2 oz)
Add butter to a medium saucepan & melt.
Add leeks and garlic. Cook and stir until leeks begin to soften, about 3 minutes.
Stir in cauliflower, sweet potato, curry, and cumin. Cook and stir for 1 more minute. Add broth, salt, and pepper. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 12 to 15 minutes, until vegetables are tender.
Transfer half the soup to a blender and purée until smooth. Return puréed soup to pot with remaining soup and mix well. Stir in cooked rice, milk, and Swiss cheese.
Heat soup for 1 more minute. Serve hot.
Makes 8 servings
Per serving: 142 calories, 3.7 g total fat (1.7 g saturated fat), 8 g of protein, 20 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 16 mg cholesterol, 448 mg sodium
The trees were ENORMOUS. That word doesn't even do these trees justice. Anyone who knows me knows I dig trees more than the average bear, but these were very cool. We're standing in front of a trunk here in the pic below, and there was a slight language barrier with the stranger taking our pic for us so we got a close up:)
