Spinach and Cauliflower Soup

Cauliflower Soup 1/2 small cauliflower 15 g butter 1 small onion 3 cups chicken stock salt, pepper 2 tbsps cream Spinach Soup 250 g pkt frozen chopped spinach 1 tbsp pinenuts 15 g butter 1 clove garlic 1 small onion 2 cups chicken stock few sprigs of parsley 3 tsps cornstarch 1 tbsp water salt, pepper

Cauliflower Soup Cut cauliflower into small flowerets. Melt butter in pan add peeled and chopped onion, cook until transparent. Add cauliflower, mix well, cook 2 min; stir to prevent browning. Add stock, bring to boil, reduce heat, simmer covered 20 min. Puree soup in blender in batches, push through sieve. Return soup to pan, season with salt and pepper; when soupd reboils, add cream. Heat through without boiling. Spinach Soup Place pinenuts in pan, stir over low heat until light golden brown; remove from pan immediately. Add butter, crushed garlic and peeled and chopped onion to pan; cook until onion is transparent. Add unthawed spinach and stock bring to boil, reduce heat, simmer gently covered 15 min. stirring occasionally. Pour soup into blender, add pinenuts and parsley, blend until pureed. PUsh mixture through sieve. Return to pan, add combined cornstarch and water. Stir over medium heat until soup boils, season with sale and pepper. Pour soups into two separate jugs. With one jug in each hand, pour soup into individual bowls at the same time, then swirl soups gently with handle of spoon.

I am not a girl who really loves soup but I love this one....and if I do say so myself it looks wonderful in a bowl...all of your guests will be sooo impressed and it is soooo simple to do.