Ingredients

  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, unsalted
  • 1 cup onions chopped
  • 2 tablespoons curry powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads
  • 1 cup apples golden delicious, peeled, split, cored, sliced
  • 4 cups cauliflower florets greens and stem discarded, head broken up nto small florets

Method

  • Warm the chicken stock over medium heat.
  • Melt the butter in a cast-iron pot over medium-low heat.
  • Add the onions, curry powder and saffron and sweat for 2 minutes, stirring often.
  • Add the sliced apple and sweat for another 5 minutes, stirring often.
  • Add the cauliflower and warm chicken stock and bring to a boil.
  • Boil until the cauliflower is tender when pierced with a knife, approximately 20 minutes.
  • Add the cream and cook for 3 more minutes.
  • Salt and pepper to taste.
  • Transfer the soup in batches to a blender or food processor and puree at high speed until very smooth.
  • Keep warm until ready to serve or refrigerate when cool and reheat just before serving.