Creamy Cauliflower Cheddar Soup | Hailee Catalano Recipes | Cafe Hailee

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 large leeks (trimmed, cleaned, and thinly sliced)
• 5 cloves garlic (roughly chopped)
• 1 medium Yukon gold potato (peeled and roughly chopped)
• 1 large head of cauliflower (core and florets cut into medium pieces*)
• Kosher salt and pepper (to taste)
• 5 cups chicken broth (or veggie!)
• 2 bay leaves
• 6 oz sharp white cheddar (freshly grated, plus extra for serving)
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• Extra virgin olive oil (for serving)
• Fresh dill (for serving)
• Caraway paprika croutons (see below, for serving)
• 3 slices sourdough bread (cubed)
• Olive oil to coat
• caraway seeds
• smoked paprika
• Kosher salt and pepper