{"id":95600,"date":"2017-11-20T18:50:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T18:50:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2023-01-06T21:41:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T21:41:57","slug":"cauliflower-cheese-and-gammon-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/20\/cauliflower-cheese-and-gammon-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Cauliflower Cheese and Gammon Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><h3 class=\"post-title entry-title\" style=\"background-color: #e9edec; color: #830046; font-family: Times, &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;\"><\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-header\" style=\"background-color: #e9edec; color: #2c051a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;\">\n<div class=\"post-header-line-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-body entry-content\" style=\"background-color: #e9edec; color: #2c051a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; width: 620px;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\">Now if I recall correctly, I once saw a recipe at some point for Cauliflower cheese soup and it slipped to the dark recesses of my mind as one of those hmm one day recipes&#8230; but when faced recently with the usual dilemma of er what to make for dinner but even more so as I was far away from home and in my aunties kitchen, and a fridge full of leftovers the filed away thought magically resurfaced with a ooh could I try it out? Would it work? Would it be weird&#8230;.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\">On the Sunday prior I had made a fairly majestic mustard spiked cauliflower cheese but despite our best efforts, there was a tub leftover&#8230; that was until Wednesday, arriving home post a long drive and day to the lovely&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.anneskitchen1.blogspot.co.uk\/2015\/09\/a-day-at-river-cottage.html\" style=\"color: #8e1d59; text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">River Cottage<\/a>&nbsp;clutching my lovingly hand made Apple, blackberry and Goats cheese soda bread and wondering what I could serve with it, the Cauliflower cheese soup idea came back to fruition and a star was born! I think in future I will have to make extra Cauliflower cheese purely to make soup with its leftovers! It tasted so good and was a perfect accompaniment to my bread! Oh and my home made butter!<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; position: relative; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8SXLqBxWBWc\/VhbNI-oQqRI\/AAAAAAAAs7o\/S59AyjRsjvE\/s1600\/DSC07437.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"color: #8e1d59; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration-line: none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"http:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/dsc07437.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-95601\" style=\"border: none; padding: 8px; position: relative;\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"font-size: 11.2px;\">Lovely leftovers!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">Now I think it was gammon, it was either that or a bacon joint, either way it was another leftover that got added!<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ud-q5qRpRps\/VhbNI9Zz8jI\/AAAAAAAAs7s\/sMqfDnVHYrI\/s1600\/DSC07438.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"color: #8e1d59; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"http:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/dsc07438.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-95602\" style=\"border: none; padding: 8px; position: relative;\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">Making the finishing touches:<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-JeG7U4fkjnc\/VhbNaGTJs1I\/AAAAAAAAs70\/BWQCfOZU97k\/s1600\/DSC07441.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"color: #8e1d59; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"http:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/dsc07441.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-95603\" style=\"border: none; padding: 8px; position: relative;\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"><b>Serves 2<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"><b>Easy<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"><b>Ingredients:<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\">400g leftover cauliflower cheese<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\">1 clove minced garlic<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\">400ml vegetable stock<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\">1\/2 tsp spicy Polish spicy mustard (if not a little more wholegrain-this is presuming your cauli cheese was already containing mustard too)<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\">50g shredded cooked gammon or bacon<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\">S&amp;P<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\">1 tsp oil<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\">mint leaves to garnish<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\">Heat the oil in a saucepan, saute the garlic until softened, add the cauliflower cheese and stock, cover and bring to the boil, then simmer for 20 minutes.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\">Add the mustard, then blitz with a stick blender adding the gammon at the very end for a few seconds, season to taste<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\">Serve, garnish with mint leaves if you have some or a similar herb.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Zg50OBb-SOk\/VhbNmDYGAxI\/AAAAAAAAs78\/elkQowR6ZYw\/s1600\/IMG_5995.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"color: #8e1d59; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/img_5995.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-95604\" style=\"border: none; padding: 8px; position: relative;\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">As my recipe used up lots of lovely leftovers I am entering it into one of my favourite blog challenges &#8211; Fab Food 4 All&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fabfood4all.co.uk\/cheats-fat-free-french-onion-soup-octobers-creditcrunchmunch\/\" style=\"color: #8e1d59; text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Credit Crunch Munch<\/a>&nbsp;which was born from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/fussfreeflavours.com\/credit-crunch-munch\/\" style=\"color: #8e1d59; text-decoration-line: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fuss Free Flavours<\/a>!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now if I recall correctly, I once saw a recipe at some point for Cauliflower cheese soup and it slipped to the dark recesses of my mind as one of those hmm one day recipes&#8230; but when faced recently with the usual dilemma of er what to make for dinner but even more so as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95600"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}