{"id":3103,"date":"2019-04-01T13:29:18","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T13:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alafrenchfood.com\/?p=3103"},"modified":"2019-06-04T06:06:25","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T06:06:25","slug":"smooth-chestnut-cauliflower-soup-with-roasted-wallnuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alafrenchfood.com\/en\/smooth-chestnut-cauliflower-soup-with-roasted-wallnuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Smooth chestnut &#038; cauliflower soup with roasted walnuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Pr\u00e9paration: 10 minutes<\/div>\n<div>Cooking time: 45 minutes<\/div>\n<div>Easy<\/div>\n<div>$<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3>The best chestnut &amp; cauliflower soup<\/h3>\n<div>I love fall. Its colours and lights are an excuse to get up at the crack of dawn and admire the forest waking-up.<\/div>\n<div>I am an early riser and when my trainings allow me, I run in the mountain. The sight is incredible and I can loose myself up there for hours. Looking back at it, I think that fall is the only period were I run for real, I love October&#8217;s fresh sensation that caresses us.<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alafrenchfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/7cff71_8b614eaff21d4fb693d50e7590a3dfdamv2_d_1663_2500_s_2.jpg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alafrenchfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/7cff71_c60a8bb2f61b4d29a54a20a254abad2cmv2_d_1664_2500_s_2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Fall as this comforting &#8220;little something&#8221;, which, once you&#8217;re back home, makes you fell in a cosy nest. The freshness settles to make us thing about winter time.<\/div>\n<div>I&#8217;d love to have a van to get lost in the forest, a small cocoon in the middle of nowhere seeking for wonderfull landscape and little treasures: Mushrooms, chestnuts, wild plants&#8230; There&#8217;s so many things to discover in between to running sessions.<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alafrenchfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/7cff71_ef39eaeacd644fc79956fe654781de78mv2_d_2500_1671_s_2.jpg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alafrenchfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/7cff71_a1f8bad29d084e049fc7db43d6c237b9mv2_d_2500_1671_s_2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>It is with this in mind that Maud, a good friend, and I went picking chestnuts at the sun rise. I have been told about a magical spot in the Alps, Aiguebelette, where there was plainly of chestnuts up to the road. I was curious to see it.<\/div>\n<div>It was 5.45 when the alarm ringed, we were ready in not time to cross roads to discover the perfect spot. With a &#8220;not very efficient&#8221; GPS, we finally found the road and were facing the trees after a few turns. Let me tell you that what was said was true, chestnuts were flooding and when the lights pierced the woods, the spectacle was magical.<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alafrenchfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/7cff71_fd8dd59186cc43959f3828be339afff0mv2_d_1664_2500_s_2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Everything could have went perfectly if we had though about gloves, of course, chestnuts pricks and what a pain! A couple of spikes were super happy to nest in our poor little hands.<\/div>\n<div>A couples of pictures and a full basket later, the morning was already well started.<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alafrenchfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/7cff71_0bfec6863f664726b32308e1bd4f2c41mv2_d_1671_2500_s_2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Everyone has their savoy or sweet favourite chestnuts recipes. I did a &#8220;fall spread&#8221; on the blog I work for. It&#8217;s in french though but I&#8217;ll share it with you in english here soon!<\/div>\n<div>But today, I wanted to cook you an easy yet delicious soup. A true ode to fall and its softness, it subtil association to cauliflower is enhanced by the roasted walnuts and the parmesan cheese.<\/div>\n<div>For the vegans, just replace the cheese by thin slices of raw fennel.<\/div>\n<div>This soup can be served as a started if you host some friends of as a main dish. Perfect for a lovely Sunday evening.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Have a lovely evening,<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Je vous embrasse,<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Anouck<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alafrenchfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/7cff71_1a63f017d0fe40fb958d7fdca770392emv2_d_1671_2500_s_2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>1 cauliflower<\/div>\n<div>200 gr. of boiled chestnuts (during 40 minutes)<\/div>\n<div>2 hands of wallnuts<\/div>\n<div>Parmesan cheese<\/div>\n<div>1\/4 tsp lemon peel powder<\/div>\n<div>4 &#8220;real&#8221; pinches of black pepper<\/div>\n<div>Salt<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Direction<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1. Roast the walnuts for 20 minutes at 350 F.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>2. Use a pressure cooker and cook the cauliflower, diced, for about 4 to 5 minutes in the water. Keep the cooking water.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>3. In a blender, add the cauliflower, the water (about 1,5 cup), the chestnuts and the spices.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>4. Blend well, the more you&#8217;ll blend, the creamier and smoother it will get.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>5. We&#8217;re all set, poor the soup in a bowl and top with the nuts and the cheese.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Bon app\u00e9tit!<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alafrenchfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/7cff71_a8835c36815447ccb31abb81da187f9fmv2_d_1671_2500_s_2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pr\u00e9paration: 10 minutes Cooking time: 45 minutes Easy $ The best chestnut &amp; cauliflower soup I love fall. Its colours and lights are an excuse to get up at the crack of dawn and admire the forest waking-up. I am an early riser and when my trainings allow me, I run in the mountain. 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