Ingredients
- 1 whole cauliflower, chopped
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- salt flakes and freshly-milled black pepper
- 2 heads garlic
- ¼ bunch thyme
- 1 white onion, chopped
- ½ leek chopped
- 1 head baby fennel chopped
- 2 tsp fennel seeds
- 1 cup white wine
- 1L chicken stock
- 200ml cream
- grated parmesan and chopped parsley, to serve
Instructions
1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Toss the cauliflower pieces in half the oil, garlic and thyme. Season with salt and pepper then bake for 40 minutes, until golden.
2 Sauté the onion, leek, fennel and fennel seeds in the remaining olive oil for 10 minutes over a low heat until softened. Add the cauliflower, squeezed garlic, wine and stock then simmer for 30 minutes. Purée with a stick blender, season with salt and pepper, then add the cream. Serve with parmesan and parsley.