Easy Cauliflower Soup

This is one of my favorite quick and easy soups.  There's only a few ingredients, no need to bother measuring because you're just "chopping and throwing" and it cooks up quickly.  Here's the best news about it:  it's truly "food as medicine" because the cauliflower, onion and parsley are powerful detoxifying agents and the ginger has anti-inflammatory properties and is a digestive aid.  Broccoli can be substituted for the cauliflower.

Detoxifying Cauliflower Soup

1 head of cauliflower

1 onion

1 inch piece of fresh ginger

olive oil

2.5 pints of vegetable or chicken stock

or

2 pints of stock and 1 cup of water

salt and pepper to taste

parsley for garnish

1.  Quarter an onion, mince the ginger, and break the cauliflower into florets.

2.  Heat a large pot and coat with olive oil.

3.  Place the onion, ginger and cauliflower in the pot and cook until they begin to "sweat."

4.  Add the stock (and water if using) and bring to a boil.

5.  Reduce to a simmer and cook until the cauliflower softens,

6.  Season with salt and pepper.

7.  Puree with an immersion blender until creamy or remove batches of the soup and puree in a food processor.

8.  Garnish with fresh parsley.