Bacon Cauliflower Soup With Garlic Croutons

• 28 oz frozen cauliflower
• 2 tbsp butter
• 4 None spring onions, chopped
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 4 cups milk
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 6 None slices store-bought garlic bread, coarsely chopped
• 2 tsp vegetable oil
• 5 1/4 oz bacon, diced
• 2 tbsp chopped chives
• None None Ground white pepper, to taste

1. In a medium saucepan, cook cauliflower in boiling water for 5 mins or until tender. Drain. Melt butter in medium saucepan over moderate heat. Saute onion for 3 mins or until soft. Blend or process the cauliflower, onion and 1 cup stock until smooth.
2. In a medium saucepan, cook cauliflower puree over moderate heat. Stir in remaining stock and milk. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 3 mins. Stir in cream; cook until heated through. Season with salt and ground white pepper.
3. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. Place bread on a baking sheet. Bake for 5 mins or until golden brown. Heat oil in a medium skillet over moderate heat. Saute bacon for 3 mins or until crisp. Drain on paper towels.
4. Stir half of bacon into soup. Ladle soup into serving bowls. Top with croutons, remaining bacon, and chives.

cauliflower, butter, spring onions, chicken stock, milk, whipping cream, storebought garlic bread, vegetable oil, bacon, chives, ground white pepper

Taken from recipes-plus.com/api/v2.0/recipes/23079 (may not work)