Roasted Cauliflower and Coconut Soup

Another great recipe for winter months! This time couliflower and the recipe again from Jamie Oliver. You can see it here  Jamie Oliver's is more complex with toppings etc but I simplified it for the sake of my pocket.

















INGREDIENTS:

-600 grams of cauliflower or a medium cauliflower.
-2 onions
-4 cloves of garlic.
-1 spoon heaped of ras el hanout.
-olive oil.
-400 grams can of coconut milk
-600 ml of chicken stock
-2-3 tablespoons of chilli oil (optional). 



Fantastic recipe, really tasty.

STEPS: 

1. Cut up the couliflower in small florets, along with the peeled cloves of garlic and the sliced onions. 
2. Sprinkle with olive oil and 1 spoonful of the magic spice of ras el hanout and spread it all along a baking tray.  Even you can put the vegetables leafs onto the tray.
3. Stick in the oven for about 40 minutes to 160 degrees or so. It has to soften up, roast a little but not burned.  
4. After that time put the coconut milk in a pan and add the roasted veggies. Bring it to a boil.
5. Blend it all with a hand blender and had a few drops of oil (chilli oil if you have it) and decorate with coconut flakes (if you have them).


You all, I did NOT know you could get so much pleasure out of eating cauliflower. 

Basic Kale soup

I just discovered Kale. 

Had been hearing about it for a while and the other day decided to buy it in LIDL. Looks like a rough disgusting thistle but then it is pretty edible  and definitely makes you feel like you are the queen of organic world. 

I quickly tried it and made up this recipe last night. I was truly impressed by the whole combination. So here it is:

INGREDIENTS

-2 litres of water.
-150 grams of leaves of kale.
-1/2 an onion (sweet if possible).
-2 garlic cloves.
-2 big potatoes.
-pepper and seasoning.
-1 chicken stock cube.

1. Boil water with chicken stock. 
2. Add the potatoes in smallish dices and let them boil for 15 minutes.
3. Sautee the chopped up garlic and onion with olive oil until it is golden. This will give the soup a  great flavour. 
4. Add the kale leaves and let them stir in low heat for 10 minutes (they are pretty tough).
5. Add the garlic and onion mixture you just sauteed to the soup.
6. After potatoes are ready voila! all ready, season with pepper to balance all flavours.

Fantastic you all...definitely a keeper. I loved it and so did my husband.