Several years ago, I shared a recipe for whole roasted cauliflower. It is a spicy dish that is a perfect side to most meals. Today we’ll take a plain roasted cauliflower and make a delicious soup for cold winter days. Roasting carmelizes the cauliflower to add depth to the flavor. Sauté onions, celery, and carrot in olive oil. Add garlic and broth. You can use chicken broth or a vegetable broth for a meatless meal. Cook, blend, and add whole milk. A luscious bowl of curried cauliflower soup is ready to eat with garlic toast. Adjust the spices for your family’s taste to make it stronger or milder. It’s even better the next day – try serving it over rice.
Creamy Curried Cauliflower Soup
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Creamy Curried Cauliflower Soup
Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower cut into florets
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 large onion diced
- 1 celery rib chopped
- 1 carrot chopped
- 1 tsp chopped garlic
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 qt chicken or vegetable stock
- 1 cup milk
- salt and pepper to taste
- fresh chopped parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C)
- Toss cauliflower florets with olive oil and a dash of salt
- Spread onto a baking sheet
- Roast cauliflower in preheated oven until browned, about 25 minutes
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium high heat
- Saute onions, carrots, and celery in hot butter until soft, about 5 minutes
- Stir garlic into onion mix and continue to cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes
- Season with curry powder, cayenne pepper, and ground turmeric
- Cook for 2 more minutes stirring frequently
- Add roasted cauliflower and pour stock over misture; stir
- Bring to boil and then reduce heat to low
- Simmer for 10 minutes until liquid reduces slightly
- Puree mixture in the saucepan with an immersion blender until mostly smooth
- Or let cool slightly and batch blend in blender
- Stir milk into the soup
- Season with salt and pepper to taste
- Serve with parsley garnish and garlic toast
Enjoy!
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The creamy cauliflower soup looks delicious. I have not tasted cauliflower soup, am curious to taste it.
I am definitely making this. Thanks Carol!
This sounds really yummy. My cauliflower soup often tastes quite bland but maybe the secret is in the roasting!
#MMBC
roasting and spices help overcome the blandness
…this is something that I should try!
I love, love, love the flavor of roasted cauliflower. This soup looks delicious! Today is a good soup day here in PA – lots of snow on the ground and more on the way. If only I had a head of cauliflower in the fridge! I will save this for next week. Thank you for sharing!
you have any frozen cauliflower – it would in a pinch
Thank you for another delicious sounding recipe. I make a big pot of soup every week in the winter and will definitely be trying this! #MMBC
That sounds delicious. A perfect lunch for these chilly winter days! #MMBC
Yes, yes Carol. On its own we are not fans of cauliflower on its own but made into a soup is the way to go.
Sounds and looks delicious ~ even though not a fan of curry ~ would use another spice ~ enjoy ^_^
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ok you’ve sold me on this one, I’m going to give it a go.
I like cauliflower soup and this one sounds yummy! Gonna save this recipe!
The flavors of your soup are simply outstanding. I can just imagine dunking slice after slice of French bread into a bowl of this amazing soup. YUM!!
What a delicious, flavourful soup, Carol! I love the spice! Thank you for sharing and for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Link Party community. Take care and have a lovely week!
You always have creative ideas for soups. Thanks for sharing!