Easy Creamy Cauliflower Soup Recipe

Tempted by those beautiful vegetables at the market? Want to add more vegetables to your diet? Why not try this Creamy Cauliflower Soup recipe. It makes a delicious lunchtime meal and at only 135 calories a large bowl full you could have brownies for dessert … Even better It’s quick and easy to make, is full of flavour, hearty and good for you too.

This isn’t a roasted cauliflower soup recipe, nor is it strictly speaking cream of cauliflower soup. The recipe does not contain cream, however, it does contain a little milk, which can be dairy or non-dairy whichever fits with your lifestyle.

This whole recipe is cooked in one pot and blended at the end of the cooking time resulting in a very creamy, tasty soup.

So, if it isn’t a roasted vegetable soup what is it then? I hear you ask… Well, what this soup is, is a wonderful, vegetable soup that will make your next lunchtime something to look forward to. It isn’t the prettiest soup, it’s a bit of a plain Jane, but what it lacks in colour is more than made up for in flavour. Plus, like all homemade soups, it can be dressed up a bit. Try serving it with croutons, toasted seeds, chopped herbs or grated cheese. Cheese and cauliflower are a winning combination…. the nutty flavours of the cauli teamed up with the delicious saltiness of the cheese. Delicious… definitely a winner at lunch.

Ingredients in this soup recipe

The ingredients and their precise amounts are specified in the recipe card below. This section is to just outline what the soup contains. Farmers markets are a great place to find gorgeous fresh, healthy-looking vegetables and these are absolutely the ones that will contain the most vitamins, minerals and flavour.

1. Cauliflower – choose a medium-sized one and try to find a cauliflower where the outer leaves are green and healthy-looking, this will give you some confidence that the cauli is pretty fresh too.
2. Onion & garlic – these are both chopped and added to the soup for flavour. I use a brown onion rather than a red one as the colour that comes from the red onion affects the colour of the soup and not in a good way.
3. Dijon mustard and white miso – these are also about building a delicious savouriness in the soup. The miso is optional but it does add a great background flavour.
4. Lemon juice – really freshens up all the flavours.
5. Stock and milk – these work together to provide the delicious background flavours in the soup.

Making the Creamy Cauliflower Soup

This is a very straightforward recipe, find your largest saucepan and gather up your ingredients.

Prepare the vegetables

Begin by preparing the vegetables, take off the cauliflower’s outer leaves, split it up into florets and give it all a good wash. You can also use any stalks that aren’t too woody in the soup, just slice it finely so that it cooks through fairly quickly.

Then prepare the onion, remove the outer skin and chop it fairly finely, also peel and chop the garlic.

Begin cooking

The next step involves heating the oil in the saucepan and sauteing the onion and the garlic together until the onion is translucent. Add the cauliflower florets and the flavourings and stir. Cook the cauliflower for a minute or two before adding all of the stock. Bring the saucepan to a boil and turn down the heat to a simmer. Cook for 20 minutes or until the cauliflower is cooked through. At this point add the milk. (if you add the milk before this point, keep an eye on it, as anything with milk in it is more inclined to boil over.) Bring it back to a simmer and your soup is ready for the final stage.

Finishing the Soup

Next, blend your soup to a consistency that you like. You may have to do this in batches if you are using a blender to avoid exploding soup everywhere. I usually use a stick blender for this soup and just blend it in the saucepan. Quick and easy.

The very last thing to do is to check the seasoning. Add enough salt and black pepper (if you like pepper) to bring the flavour alive and the juice of the lemon. This is your opportunity to make this the best cauliflower soup you’ve ever had! Add just a little salt at a time until it is perfect and now you have turned this creamy Cauliflower Soup recipe into something quite delicious.

Now all you have to do is to serve it with your favourite soup additions – see some of our ideas below.

Serving the Soup

Here are a few of our ideas for serving this soup, you are bound to have your own favourites so please be brave and share.

• I like to serve this creamy Cauliflower soup with Baked Garlic Croutons. These are really good when it comes to adding a little savoury, garlicky flavour and a good amount of crunch. Baked croutons are really simple to make and because they’re baked in the oven, the kitchen doesn’t have that frying smell left hanging around.
• How about some wonderful, fresh crusty bread?
• A sprinkle of your favourite cheese perhaps? Use a sprinkle of nutritional yeast if you’re vegan or even if you’re not, it tastes good. Most vegetable soups go beautifully with cheese or cheese flavours and it adds a little protein too. Just wonderful!
• How about a few toasted seeds? A few toasted pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds or some toasted pine nuts, add lovely flavour, and some nice ‘crunch’.
• Make it more of a meal serving it alongside your favourite toasted sandwich. Let me know what you decide… I’d love to know, just comment in the box below and I’ll get back to you.

Storing and Re-heating Creamy Cauliflower Soup

This soup will last for up to 3 days if stored in the refrigerator. It will also last for up to 3 months in the freezer. Freeze in a suitable container, making sure that there is enough space for the soup to expand as it freezes.

To eat, defrost on the countertop before heating it through on the hob until it is piping hot. The soup may separate a little as it thaws so give it a good stir before heating. Also. stir the soup really well whilst re-heating, to prevent it from catching on the bottom of the saucepan. Serve with your favourite soup additions and enjoy!

FAQ’s

If you like this… then you may like to try these too

• Spicy Tomato and Chilli Soup
• Sweet Potato and Coconut Soup
• Simple Green Pea Soup recipe
• Spicy Red Lentil Soup
• Pumpkin Soup
• Leek and Potato Soup
• Simple Corn Chowder Recipe
• Creamy Tomato Soup
• 5-Hearty Vegetarian Soups – this is a collection of soup recipes, which includes some of the above

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