INGREDIENTS
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 shallot, sliced
1 bulb fennel, sliced (reserve a few fronds)
2 carrots, sliced
4 cups cauliflower, cut into bite-size pieces
2 cups cooked penne or rotelle pasta (optional)
2 cups Golden Cauliflower Soup (April 2009)
DIRECTIONS
Heat a large pot with a lid over medium-high
heat. Add olive oil, shallot and fennel.
Stir
well and cook until just softened.
Add carrots and cauliflower.
Stir to combine
with oil and other veggies.
Cook to desired
doneness, stirring occasionally.
Stir pasta and soup into cooked veggies.
Cover, turn heat to low and simmer 5-10 minutes.
Stir well and serve hot with a few fennel
fronds on top.
Cover and refrigerate leftovers.
SERVING SUGGESTION
For a more elegant presentation, plate
the pasta under the cooked cauliflower mixture
and
top each serving with a ladle of hot soup and
a flurry of fennel fronds.