Valentines Day Dinner

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:

· 2 carrots 

· 2 stickscelery

· 2 mediumonions

· 2 garlic cloves

· 800 g cauliflower

· 2 tablespoons olive oil

· 200 g cheddar cheese

· 2 vegetable bouillon cubes (or chicken)

· sea salt

· black pepper, freshly ground

· 1 teaspoonEnglish mustard

· nutmeg(optional)

· 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