Cream of Cauliflower Soup with Salt Cod

Ingredients

• 500 g ( 17.6 oz) of salted codfish
• 1 cauliflower
• 1 shallot
• 1 liter of milk
• salt and pepper
• 3 tablespoons of grated Parmigiano cheese
• a bit of chopped parsley
• Extra Virgin olive oil

Instructions

1. 1

   Cut the cauliflower into big pieces and boil them for 10 minutes in water with a little salt

2. 2

   soak the salt cod in fresh water for 48 hours, changing the water two or three times a day.

3. 3

   Clean salt cod very well, removing bones and skin and cut it into pieces.

4. 4

   place in a saucepan the boiled cauliflower, the shallot (clean and cut into thin slices) with plenty of extra virgin olive oil

5. 5

   Cook few minutes, then add the pieces of salt cod

6. 6

   Cover all ingredients with milk and simmer for about half an hour

7. 7

   remove the pieces of cod and leave them aside

8. 8

   With an immersion blender blend the cream

9. 9

   Add 3 tablespoons of grated Parmigiano cheese and stir

10. 10

    Place a little of Cream of Cauliflower in a plate with some pieces of cooked salt cod on top. Serve with a bit of pepper, chopped parsley and a drop of extra virgin olive oil