4 seared soup garnished Recipes

olive oil, head cauliflower, cut into large florets, onion, cut into large dice, butter, sugar, garlic cloves, thickly sliced, ground ginger, ground turmeric, saffron threads, cayenne pepper, chicken broth, homemade or from a carton or can, half-and-half (or whole milk), salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste, garnish: 1 seared sea scallop for each bowl of soup

bacon , cooked crisp and crumbled, steak, trimmed and cubed, yellow onions or 1 large yellow onion, chopped coarsely, garlic cloves, minced, water, beef broth, canned diced tomatoes with juice, ketchup, hot pepper sauce (to taste), carrots, chopped coarsely, celery ribs, chopped coarsely, red radish, chopped coarsely, green pepper, chopped coarsely (seeds and membranes removed), dried oregano flakes, dried basil, bay leaf, fresh parsley, chopped (reserve 1/4 cup), salt and pepper (to taste), flat egg noodles , medium, fresh basil leaves, minced

butter, leeks (white and pale green parts only), chopped, russet potatoes, peeled , cut into 1-inch pieces (about 41/2 cups), low-salt chicken broth, watercress, trimmed, coarsely chopped (about 3 cups), sour cream, whole milk, vegetable oil, jumbo sea scallops, watercress sprigs (for garnish )