Every December, when we're in California, we go to our friends' house for lunch. And every year they make the same meal: Cauliflower soup, a green salad, gruyere and crusty French bread. They put avocados in the salad, since they live in LA and have an avocado tree in their backyard, but a plain green salad would be just as delicious. Can't wait to have it again this year!(Photos by Rene, Esquire and Chef's Kitchen)
Yum!
ReplyDeleteOMG it really it. This sounds heavenly!
ReplyDeleteThis looks DELICIOUS!
ReplyDeletemmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!! this looks sooooo tasty!!
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I've actually never had cauliflower soup before (how is that possible?), but anything with french bread and gruyere cheese has to be good.
ReplyDeleteYou had me at "crusty French bread." Heavenly.
ReplyDeleteYUM! my favorite thing to do with cauliflower is to sprinkle it with olive oil and breadcrumbs then roast it- tastes like popcorn! maybe I'll have to branch out and try this though!
ReplyDeleteit is the best combination of flavors--fresh, buttery, warm, chewy, crusty--SO good!
ReplyDeleteI've made that cauliflower soup before! It was delicious. But I served it with Pioneer Woman's "The Bread" Sooo good and simple. Recipe here: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/09/the-bread/
ReplyDeleteSO goood...and it's almost lunchtime for me!
ReplyDeletethank you for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteOh I love cauliflower!! had cauliflower mashed potatoes last night!!!! This looks delicious and pretty light!! Yum!! I've got a simple recipe for baked cinnamon apple chips!!! Perfect for entertaining!
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Your friends are quite lovely to you then! Sounds like the perfect winter lunch.
ReplyDeleteI'm willing to bet my winter lunch would come in a close second to this. My lunch: roasted tomato & paprika soup (from Heidi Swanson of 101 Cookbooks) with a grilled cheese sandwich. Yum.
ReplyDeleteI might have to try this cauliflower soup next week!
looks and sounds dreamy. perfect for an az winter day!
ReplyDeleteI am inclined to agree that this would be utterly perfect. This post tickled me because two of favorite foods of both my husband and myself are cauliflower soup and avocados.
ReplyDeleteWow! LA is pretty amazing like that - I have a lemon tree and an orange tree in my back yard. But I'd kill for an avocado tree! How fabulous. Cauliflower soup sounds divine... must pick up ingredients to make this at the farmer's market next weekend :)
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Mmmm! I just had to 'pin' this for future winter lunches in Maine. And an avocado tree?! Heaven!
ReplyDeleteMm this looks delicious! I love soup x
ReplyDeleteFunny you mention avocados because I have a whole bunch of 'em picked off my parents' trees from when I was home for Thanksgiving weekend. :) (Yes, I live in California.) And this meal looks delicious after the heartiness of the weekend eating.
ReplyDeleteI would gobble that up in a second!
ReplyDeleteI'm insanely jealous of the avocado tree in their backyard.
ReplyDeleteBut I'm glad they know that greyure is the way to go!
yeah. that does look good. i just had two tablespoons of pillsbury vanilla icing for lunch!
ReplyDeleteLooks so good, will have to try! blerona www.fashiontres.com
ReplyDeleteSeriously? An avocado tree?! I would use it for everything.
ReplyDeleteI would kill for an avocado tree in my backyard. I agree this is perfect for a California winter! :)
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I live in LA and love it! But unfortunately, no avocado trees for me, as I'm in an apartment... :)
ReplyDeletefallon, i know, seriously! last year, they PICKED the avocados for our salad!!
ReplyDeletesharon, LOL, so funny. i had half of the mashed potatoes that our babysitter made for toby!
ReplyDeletethanks for the tip! my 3 year old loves cauliflower ...looks yummy. Have a good day
ReplyDeleteYum! That sounds delicious!
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that looks absolutely delicious!
ReplyDeleteOh, perfect combination. Looks delicious.
ReplyDeletethis looks so delicious!
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absurd. I want that in my belly right now
ReplyDeleteThat cauliflower soup looks amazing! Thanks for linking an recipe!
ReplyDeletenew dream in life: have an avocado tree in my backyard. I can't even imagine!!
ReplyDeleteAlso, this sounds so. good.
This is really similar to what I had for lunch. Soup is so good for the winter. Though I have never tried cauliflower soup. I think I need to.
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This is what I want for lunch right now.
ReplyDeleteI try so hard to like avocados as they are insanely good for you. Just can't do it...
ReplyDeleteohmygosh!! i would LOVE to have an avocado tree!! one of my favorite foods...sounds amazing.
ReplyDeleteoh man, what i would give to have an avocado tree! i'd be well-fed, and pretty popular, too, i imagine. this post is definitely making my stomach growl. :)
ReplyDeleteYUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM, yes please!! now! get in my belly!
ReplyDeleteI'm still reeling with envy about the avocado tree! The cauliflower soup looks gorgeous, I will add it to the must-make list for this weekend :)
ReplyDeleteHave you tried carrot and ginger? A real winter warmer!!
http://lisabenoist.wordpress.com/2011/11/24/winter-warmer-carrot-ginger-soup/
I WANT TO EAT THIS NOW. It also seems like the perfect anytime lunch or anytime dinner or really the anytime food.
ReplyDeleteomg perfect indeed !
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Talk about the most perfect lunch! I'd fly from NY to California just for that. Love your holiday traditions, Joanna!
ReplyDeleteNow that is my idea of a perfect lunch. This looks soooo good! I have never had cauliflower soup, but it sure sounds amazing. I am spoiled by having access to fresh avocados anytime I want them and I am fortunate to live in California and have a friend with an avocado tree:-)
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Ah! I live in LA and literally just ate this exact meal. Bizarre to see my lunch popping up on a cup of Jo.
ReplyDeletePs. FYI for all of you east coasters: 2011 has been a particularly bad year for avocados, so don't be too jealous ;)
this is amazing! I am in love with the simplicity of the meal and also the writer's (of the cauliflower soup recipe) humor and generous approach to rich ingredients.
ReplyDeletethis looks amazing. We have a couple coming to dinner on Thursday and are still trying to figure out the menu. We are leaning towards chicken cacciatore. Yikes, hope we come up with something!
ReplyDeleteSounds so delicious. There is something so lovely about knowing your friends will make the same meal for you. What a great treat to share with friends.
ReplyDeleteLooks so yummy! Sounds like a lot of fun, too!
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ReplyDeleteYUM indeed!
ReplyDeleteYUM, that sounds divine! When I lived in SoCal and we bought 4 avocados every week at the farmers' market (year round!) I used to LOVE making a salad of butter lettuce, persimmon slices, and pecans with a simple honey mustard dressing - try it, it'll totally transport you to Cali!
ReplyDeleteMy husband owns Gjelina....would love to see you guys stop in for lunch again!
ReplyDeleteOh, delicious! I love gruyere cheese. And how I miss avocados already...must make this soup soon! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds amazing!!! So yummy!!
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Oh my goodness, deliciousness!
ReplyDeleteI am so stealing this menu idea for our next lunch party! Some crusty bread sounds good right about now!
ReplyDeleteI used to work at a tea salon that served light meals. One day we were told to upsell Cauliflower soup- my first thought was "how the heck are we supposed to do that?!" Well they -made- us try it and it was delicious! It had small pieces of bacon in it too though so maybe they cheated a bit. (:
ReplyDeletei just made the soup following the recipe from rene - DELICIOUS!
ReplyDeleteI made this for dinner last night and it was amazing! Luckily we have lots of leftovers for tonight :)
ReplyDeleteI love this! If you have any good recipes for cauliflower soup that you could share that would be amazing!
ReplyDeleteBut seriously delicious looking stuff and I love the whole "avocado tree" bit.
Ah, what a perfect meal. I'm adding this to my winter menu for sure. We are definitely spoiled with avocados in LA!
ReplyDeleteYuuumm! This looks so good!
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