Cauliflower & Kale Soup with Crispy Kale & Parmesan

Another tasty soup recipe for you to try - and its a healthy one too. Kale is such a healthy vegetable which is very high in beta carotene, vitamin k, vitamin C, calcium and is popular worldwide. Its similar to a wild cabbage or collard greens, or the Italian cavolo nero. It makes a very pretty green soup and I particularly like it with the nutty flavour of roasted cauliflower.

We had this for lunch the other day and the smell in the house of the roasting cauliflower, cooking kale and the baking bread was absolutely fabulous! Oh and its not only cheap but easy to make too!

Ingredients:

200g kale, sliced
1 head cauliflower, in florets
3 cloves garlic
1.5 litres chicken stock
a little oil
shaved parmesan to finish

Set the oven to 140 C. Put a couple of handfuls of the kale onto a baking sheet and drizzle very lightly with oil. Season with a little salt and pop in the oven for about 5-8 minutes, until crispy. Set to one side.

Turn the oven up to 200 C. Put the cauliflower florets onto a baking sheet with the garlic (still in its skin) and a drizzle of oil and cook for about 20 minutes, until the cauliflower is beginning to brown. Remove from the oven and tip the cauliflower into a large sauce pan. Peel the cooked garlic cloves and add to the pan. Add the stock and bring to the boil. Add the kale and cook on a medium heat for about 10 minutes.

Using a hand blender, blend the vegetables until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Serve in a bowl with the crispy kale and parmesan shavings on top. Enjoy!!