Zesty & Creamy Italian Wild Rice Soup

Ingredients

• ½ lb ground pork Italian sausage
• ½ medium onion, sliced
• 1 celery rib, thinly sliced
• 1 tsp canola oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 cup water
• ½ cup chopped cauliflower
• 1 medium tomato, peeled, seeded, and diced
• 1 medium carrot, sliced
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• ½ tsp each: dried basil and dried thyme
• ¼ tsp each: dried oregano and ground black pepper
• 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup cooked wild rice
• 2½ cups whole milk, divided
• 1 tbsp flour