Recipe - Cauliflower-Carrot Soup

1 tablespoon Butter
1 tablespoon Olive oil
2 Cloves garlic; minced
1 lg Onion; chopped
2 lg Carrots; thinly cut or sliced up
1 Head cauliflower; broken up
One half cup Dry sherry
3 One half cup Chicken stock
One fourth cup 2% milk
One fourth teaspoon Nutmeg
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoon Chives; chopped
One half Lime

In a large soup pot, heat butter and oil. Add garlic and onion and saute
until softened.

Add carrots, cauliflower and sherry; heat and stir together for 3 minutes.
Add chicken stock. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 to 35
minutes or until vegetablles are tender.

Add parsley. Puree in a blender or food processor.

Return mixture to saucepan. Add milk and nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste.
Heat, stirring, until very hot, but do not allow to boil.

Squeeze over lime juice, and garnish with chives before serving.

Serving Ideas : A light summer meal with a green salad and bread.

Recipe by: Shepherd's Seed Catalog

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #898 by KSBAUM@aol.com on Nov 10, 1997