Preheat the oven to 425F and line a baking sheet pan with parchment paper.
Cut the top off of a bulb of garlic to expose the cloves. Place the bulb on the sheet pan with the cauliflower florets. Drizzle everything with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
1 medium Cauliflower, 1 head Garlic, 2 tablespoon Olive Oil, 1 teaspoon Salt
While the cauliflower is roasting, chop up the peeled carrots, celery, and onion.
1 medium Yellow Onion, 3 pieces Carrot, 3 ribs Celery
Place a soup pot on medium heat. Drizzle in a little olive oil and add in the chopped veggies. Cook until the onions are translucent. Stir in the corn kernels, tomato paste, salt, and Old Bay seasoning.
1 cup Frozen Corn Kernels, 1 tablespoon Tomato Paste, 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning, 1 teaspoon Salt
Deglaze the soup pot with the broth. Add in the roasted cauliflower. Squeeze the roasted garlic cloves out of the bulb, and into the soup. Bring the soup to a simmer, cover, and cook for 15 minutes.
5 cups Chicken Broth
Remove the soup from the heat. Use am immersion stick blender to puree the soup.
Pour the heavy cream in a small bowl. Stir in a ladle of the pureed soup in order to temper the cream and prevent splitting it. Once the cream has warmed up, pour it back into the soup while stirring.
½ cup Heavy Cream