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After months of heavy stews and deep casseroles, my light, bright lemony carrot and cauliflower soup hits just right.
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We caught a glimpse of spring this past week here in New York City, when the sun busted out and temperatures flirted with, though couldn’t quite commit to, the 60s. Chilling rain has returned, but the brief respite proved that spring will be back. Eventually. Meantime, let’s talk soup.
After a winter of nubby bean soups and hearty stews, I’m ready to lighten things up with something vegetable-dense and colorful. Flavored with miso and plenty of citrus, my lemony carrot and cauliflower soup has a golden color, a velvety broth and enough vegetable matter to eliminate having to serve a salad on the side. It’s a great way to brighten a blustery wishing-it-were-end-of-winter night.
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