Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1/2 Recipe Soup Base 1/4 ts Ground cardamon
1 lg Head cauliflower, trimmed 1/8 ts Ground mace
Cut into florets Salt and pepper
1 lb Potatoes, peeled 1/4 c Light cream (opt)
Cut into 1-inch dice

Note: to use as a master recipe, simply substitute 1 1/2 pounds of
another vegetable for the cauliflower and eliminate the cardamon and
mace, using other appropriate herbs and/or spices.

Bring Soup Base to simmer. Add cauliflower, potatoes, cardamon, mace,
and salt to taste; simmer until vegetables are very tender, about 20
min. Season with added salt, if needed, and pepper to taste. Puree in
batches in a food processor or blender. Return to pot. Stir in cream
and reheat, or cool and refrigerate. Serve chilled.

Cook's Illustrated
Charter Issue
Submitted By SYLVIA STEIGER On 12-20-95

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