Dreamy, creamy cauliflower soup. Forget the spoon. Just pick up the bowl and drink! OH – and PS….it’s only 190 calories for an enormous bowl! This is unintentional diet food at its best!
Cauliflower Soup
I am very aware that there is a serious lack of vegetables / salads / meat free / cheese free / carb free food on my blog. I always have good intentions of blogging more vegetable focussed things but I tend to get distracted by…well…you know. Anything but salads.
So I always feel like giving myself a pat on the back when I post a meat-free-almost-dairy-free-cheese-free dish!
I love this soup. There are wild storms hitting Sydney as I write up this post and I can’t think of a better soup to come home to.
Plus, it’s effortless. No fine chopping and dicing. Just break off the florets of a cauliflower, roughly chop up the stalk along with a potato, onion and a few garlic cloves. Toss them into a pot with milk and stock/broth, then once tender, whizz with a handheld blender.
It’s that easy! And LOOK how thick and creamy it is!
This recipe is practically a “formula”. It works with loads of vegetables – broccoli, carrots, parsnip, potato, beetroot (ever tried RED soup??!), peas, fennel, zucchini. Anything vegetable that softens when boiled so it can be whizzed to become a soup.
I wasn’t really thinking about calories when I decided to post this. But when I ran the nutritional analysis, I was more than pleasantly surprised to find that it is a mere 190 calories per serving. I double checked it a few times to make sure it was right – and it is!
So really, if you want to treat yourself, stir through a dollop or two of cream without guilt. 🙂
Hmmm…..so if I have this for dinner, it means I can have a brownie for dessert, right? Same logic behind having a Mars Bar with a Diet Coke….. – Nagi
PS Aren’t my attempts at fancy restaurant swirls of cream and olive oil atrocious? 🙂
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Creamy Dreamy Cauliflower Soup
Ingredients
Soup
- 3 garlic cloves , roughly chopped
- 1 kg / 2 lb (1 medium head) cauliflower , florets broken off and stalk roughly chopped
- 8 oz / 250 g (1 large, 2 small) potatoes , peeled and roughly diced
- 1 large onion , peeled and roughly chopped
- 2 cups milk (any - dairy, non dairy, full fat or low fat)
- 2 cups chicken broth / stock
- Salt and pepper to taste
To garnish (optional)
- Thyme (highly recommended!)
- Cream and/or olive oil , to drizzle
Instructions
- Place all Soup ingredients (except salt and pepper) in a large pot over high heat and bring to boil, then turn down to medium and let it simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the cauliflower is very soft.
- Use a hand held blender and blend until smooth (Note 1), then add salt and pepper to taste.
- If the soup is too thick for your taste, add more milk, water or stock (and more salt if needed). If you want it even thicker, let it simmer on the stove for a while longer to reduce down and thicken (be careful not to reduce it so much that it is too salty).
- Serve, garnished with fresh thyme leaves and drizzled with cream and/or olive oil, if desired.
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
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Nagi you are a star..Tried your pumpkin soup yesterday and my family loved it.. Now we are a soup fav family thanks to you..
That’s great to hear Dilo! N x
Hi Nagi, loving your recipes! Just wondering if this could be put in the slow cooker? Thanks
100% Annie! I’d say at least 3 hours on high or 6 on low. N x
Hi Nagi. This looks great. How would you cook this is an Instant Pot?
Thank you!
Hi Nagi, I was wondering if it’s possible to leave out the onions (due to a dietary sensitivity) and replace with onion powder/some kind of spice? I often replace onions with leeks but wanted to use things I already have this time around, and I always have a lot of spices on hand! 🙂 Your advice is much appreciated.
Hi Phoebe, I would use leeks or onion powder for flavour, I hope you love it! N X
can I use cauliflower rice for this soup?
Sure can Rosalee – N x
Cauliflower soup was absolutely incredible, definitely one for the books! I used almond milk and yellow potatoes and a sweet onion 🙂
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Made the cauliflower soup yesterday, and it was the best one ever -so smooth! For our family Christmas get together, I made your tiramisu, which was also the best ever. Many times I look at your blog, not only to see Dozer, but I love all your recipes. You are truly a cooking goddess!!!
I seem to be coming to you for all sorts of recipes, after finding your great Spag. Bol. first. Now making this Cauliflower soup, and have made various other things, including cake. You are terrific! Gab F.
Thanks so much Gab – N x
Just made this! Thank you for the very tasty soup!
You’re so welcome Anastasia!
Hi Nagi,
I made this today and it was delicious! I would like to ask how long it will last inside the fridge? And if I can freeze this?
Thank you.
Coles had caulies on sale this week and I love soup in the cooler months so in Brissy my window is fairly small so I go soup mad for about 1 month or so. Left recípe as is but added crispy bacon spec on top. YUM. Thanks again Nagi.
Let’s be honest Risky, Bacon makes everything great!!
Absolutely adore this soup. Big pot of warm and delicious goodness that is keeping the chill of Sydney winter out and my tummy very happy. I made very small changes to the recipe – had to use beef stock today as we had run out of chicken stock, added fresh thyme in to the cooking process, and added 1/4 cup of parmesan at the end. OMG. So darn good!
Wahoo! Thanks Gloria!
Love your self-depreciating drizzle. Am your new biggest fan. I dont like cooking but your recipes work for me and are all frikkin delicious. Yes, please never stop.
I try most of recipes. They are, very tasty and easy to prepare. Please never stop.
I will NEVER stop! 🙂 N x
Love your recipes. Just a question on your caulifower soup. Have you tried roasting the cauliflower
first to give the soup a more roasted flavour? Recommend or not? Thanks
No water needed to boil the veges?
Very delicious! Made it with rice cauliflower that I got from Costco and it worked out really well even though I made this as a vegetarian soup. This recipe is definitely a keeper for me. Thanks so much for sharing!
Just made this! Delicious! I will definitely make this again! I just started back on weight watchers so this is perfect!
Thank you! 😋
I’m so pleased to hear that Holly! N xx
OMG delicious, so quick & easy to make! I will be making this often & with other types of veggies! I added a pinch of nutmeg at the end. Hubby asked for seconds 😋
That’s great to hear Gina!! Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed it! N x
Gone!! This soup did not last long for me and my husband. It was so delicious and easy to make. I hope to take advantage of your other soups soon. We are in Arizona where we are looking for 100 degrees this weekend, so may try the soup when the weather cools. How does this cauliflower soup taste when served cold?? Thanks!
Yum!! Prepared and enjoyed for our Christmas eve. Added a little celery to the veggies & stock, and after cooking, a tab of butter with the milk when blending. So creamy and tasty!!!
Served with some veggie crackers, and small, cooked shrimp.
Thanks Nagi …. love your site, and will be exploring the recipes this winter!!