{"id":744,"date":"2011-10-06T09:21:35","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T15:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/realfoodchronicles.maoomba.com\/?p=744"},"modified":"2016-04-23T19:50:04","modified_gmt":"2016-04-24T01:50:04","slug":"curried-cashew-cauliflower-and-sweet-potato-soup-and-a-cold-hard-cider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stormysweitzer.com\/recipes\/curried-cashew-cauliflower-and-sweet-potato-soup-and-a-cold-hard-cider\/","title":{"rendered":"Curried cashew cauliflower and sweet potato soup and a cold, hard cider"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fall is in the air and I\u2019ve been craving soup\u2026warm, nourishing, and spicy soup!\u00a0 Last year, a friend of mine made a curried cauliflower soup that was delicious.\u00a0 I don\u2019t have her recipe, and so I was inspired to create my own and to do it in the easiest way I could.<\/p>\n

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This means, I pulled together the vegetables that I thought might work well based on what I remember of the soup and of a balti potato and cauliflower dish I love, chopped them up and placed them altogether on the same pan.<\/p>\n

BEFORE:<\/p>\n

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I also threw in some cashews for creaminess\u2026roasting them right alongside the veg in their last few minutes in the oven.<\/p>\n

AFTER:<\/p>\n

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I then quickly\u00a0 pan-toasted some spices \u2013 black mustard seed, curry powder, and chile powder (at my husband\u2019s request, I ended up adding a bit more than I\u2019ve included in the recipe below \u2013 he likes his food hot) \u2013 and added some broth to the mix.<\/p>\n

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And finally, I added in the vegetables and cashews for a quick simmer before pureeing them and pouring in the last of the broth and a pinch of salt.<\/p>\n

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The whole thing took less than an hour, from chop to slurp.\u00a0 And it was tasty without being overpowering.\u00a0 The curry and mustard balance the sweetness of the yam, the cashews add creaminess, and the roasting process mellows out the garlic and onions.\u00a0 Oh, and did I mention it tastes great with a hard apple cider?\u00a0 The cold, crisp taste alongside the hot and mildly spicy soup was great.<\/p>\n

For me, this will be a repeat throughout the winter.<\/p>\n