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Fantastic Roasted Cauliflower Chowder

Fantastic Roasted Cauliflower Chowder

Ingredients
  

Ingredients for Soup:

  • 1 large head of cauliflower, roughly chopped
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 tablespoons Smart Balance Light
  • 1 cup onions, diced
  • 1 cup carrot, chopped
  • 1 cup celery, chopped
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • Black pepper, to taste
  • 1 (32 oz) container or 2 (15 oz) cans vegetable broth (low sodium is fine if desired)
  • Chives, minced (optional for topping)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking pan with foil for easy clean-up. Place chopped cauliflower and garlic cloves on pan. Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Toss with your hands until well coated. Place pan in oven and roast for 25-30 minutes until cauliflower is tender. Stir once, if desired. Remove from oven. Finely chop roasted garlic cloves. Set pan aside.
  • In a large microwave-safe bowl, add onions, carrots and celery. Cook in microwave for about 4 minutes to soften.
  • In a large nonstick pot, melt Smart Balance Light over medium-high heat. Add softened vegetables and sauté for 2 minutes. Stir often. Mix in roasted cauliflower and garlic, dried thyme and a little black pepper. Sauté for 2 minutes. Pour in vegetable broth and mix well. Bring to a boil, then turn the heat down to a simmer. cover and simmer for about 15 minutes, until all veggies are soft.
  • Using the tip of a spatula, chop cauliflower into small pieces. Remove 2 cups of soup from pot and set aside. Puree remaining soup in pot. Either use a hand held blender and puree soup right in the pot or cool soup and add to a blender to puree. Work in batches. Must be cooled or it will spill over the top of the blender, when hot. Add pureed soup back to pot and stir in the 2 cups of soup set aside. Mix well. Or, you could puree the entire soup. It’s delicious that way too!Season with more black pepper, if desired. Heat and serve. Ladle into bowls. Top each with a pinch of chives, if desired.
  • This soup freezes great!

Nutrition

Serving: 1.75cupCalories: 151kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 5gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 728mgFiber: 7gSugar: 8gBlue Smart Points: 2Green Smart Points: 2Plus Points: 4