I had lots of fun yesterday afternoon preparing a delicious (well i think so anyway) 3 course meal for the hubs for Valentines Day.
My Menu:
Creamy Cauliflower Soup
Salmon with lemon, chive butter served with roasted garlic mash, and a bed of baby spinach
Chocolate brownie and caramel swirl ice cream
Our table setting
Creamy Cauliflower Soup Starter
Salmon Main Course
Chocolate brownie Dessert
We had a lovely evening and it was great to spend some quality time with my other half.
Hope you had a lovely Valentines Day too xx
Creamy Cauliflower Soup Recipe
Ingredients:
· 1 7/8 liters water,
boiling
Directions:
1- Peel and roughly chop the
carrots.
2- Slice the celery
3- Peel and roughly chop the onions
4- Peel and slice the garlic.
5- Cut the cauliflower into 1.5cm
slices.
6- Put a large pan on medium heat
and add 2tb olive oil.
7- Add all your chopped and sliced
ingredients and mix together with a wooden spoon.
8- Cook for around 10 minutes with
the lid askew, until the carrots have softened but are still holding their
shape, and the onion is lightly golden.
9- Grate the cheddar into a bowl and
put to one side for later.
10- Put the stock cubes into a jug
or pan and pour in 1.8 litres of boiling water from the kettle.
11- Stir until the stock cubes are
dissolved, then add the vegetables.
12- Give the soup a good stir and
bring to the boil.
13- Reduce the heat and simmer for
10 minutes with the lid on.
14- Remove the pan from the
heat.15Season with salt and pepper and add the cheese and mustard.
16- Using a hand blender or
liquidizer, pulse the soup until silky smooth.
17- Divide between your serving
bowls and grate over some nutmeg, if you like.
18- If you want to dress it up a
bit, top it with some lightly fried crispy bacon.
* I added about 200ml of cream to the soup once I have blended it
