Creamless Cauliflower Leek Soup

Excellent recipe. Easy, very flavorful, loved the leeks in them. Made it exactly to directions with one exception, I used fresh thyme. I didn't need to add the oatmeal because I had a huge head of cauliflower and it was very creamy. I did however add 1/2 of a baked potato leftover in the freezer. I always freeze them when left to add to soups or stews - so I threw it in, but it didn't change the flavor. I even used the fresh lemon which was a very nice touch and garnished with scallions and some of the lemon zest from the lemon I used. Just a sprinkle for a little flavor along with a sprig of fresh thyme. Loved it. Perfect soup. Thx, Kim

While mine came out a light leekie green it somehow seemed perfect for Spring and it was delicious. No oatmeal was needed as it had a perfect thick consistency. I can easily see this being served chilled in hot weather and much enjoyed. I will confess to omitting the butter, oil, and sauteing. I simply cooked everything together in the veggie broth and then pureed. It was light as a feather and delicious. :D

Very hearty, healthy and warming soup - just perfect on a cold Feb evening! It gets 5 stars for that - but I did feel that the flavour missed a certain something to up it to 5. UPDATE I added lemon juice to my left overs and that made all the difference for me.

This soup is really good. DH, DD (toddler), and I enjoyed it. DD kept asking for more. I used an unrefined extra virgin olive oil, the lesser amount of garlic, changed the thyme to marjoram out of dislike for thyme, I used recipe#328649 instead of the vegetable broth as had it on hand, I did not add the optional oatmeal, I used sea salt & freshly ground black pepper. I didn't feel the optional lemon juice would be great with it so I served ours with a little freshly ground black pepper on top as garnish. I will definitely make this again. Made for Veggie Swap 30 ~ January 2011.

Now I understand how people use cauliflower as a sub for potato! Good recipe. I held out the leeks and cooked them separately after cooking the other stuff and once it was in the blender, so that my leeks would stay as leeks. I probably added only half the amount of broth because I just like thicker soup. I was all set to add the oatmeal (intriguing idea) and had ground it up in preparation, but my soup was thick enough already so I will save that for another use. I also added some nutmeg at the end. I had planned to add the lemon, but was happy with my taste test and so decided to leave well enough alone. I will definitely be doing this or a variation again.