Vegetables play an important role in our lives. Let’s do it more healthy and cook this velvety and creamy cauliflower soup.
Sautéing capsicum and roasted cashews is great topping to the soup, infused with spices.
! Don’t forget to adjust the level of chilli seasoning to make the soup less or more spicy. 🙂
Serves 4-6
Ingredients
1 medium head of cauliflower (600-700g/1.5 pounds),
cut into medium-size florets
1 capsicum
1+1 garlic cloves, a slightly crushed
1 small onion
1/2 Tbsp butter
1+1 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp cream cheese
100 ml single cream
100 ml vegetable broth (or water) + some warm water
3-4 Tbsp cashews, roasted and crushed
1 tsp dry basil
pinch of freshly grated nutmeg (or 1/4 tsp nutmeg powder)
2-3 tsp chilli flakes or chilli seasoning
3-4 tsp chopped parsley and/or basil
Salt&pepper
1 tsp olive oil per plate, for dressing, optionally
- In a soup pot, heat 1 Tbsp of olive oil and butter. Add the onion and cook until soften but not browned for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the cauliflower and garlic, cook for 5 minutes. Pick out and discard the garlic.
- Add the broth and water, season with basil, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil on a frying pan, add the capsicum and garlic and sauté for 5-6 minutes. Pick out and discard the garlic.
- Purée the soup until very smooth. Season with the nutmeg. Stir in the cheese and cream.
- Rewarm it over medium heat (just few minutes). If necessary, add more water to thin the cauliflower soup.
- Serve with capsicum on the top; sprinkle with fresh basil, parsley, chilli and cashews.
- Drizzle over the olive oil, if desired.
Bon Appetit!
The soup can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.
milkandbun 
Love this soup, cauliflower can be rather bland but you have added so many great and flavorful ingredients. Sounds delicious.
I love cauliflower soup and you’ve made it beautifully silky and so flavourful!
So flavourful and smooth 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
This soup looks and sounds heavenly!
Thanks for your comment!:)
My pleasure!
I adore cauliflower and your soup looks to die for, Mila! 🙂
Thank you, Francesca, your comments always are so kind:)
This looks delicious, Mila!
Thank you, dear Jess:)
I really like the flavor and texture of cauliflower, and this looks like a lovely recipe. It’s getting colder in Australia, so we will be tucking into comforting soups soon. 🙂
Thank you for such lovely comment! It’s nice to hear from Australia 🙂
What a great combination of flavors, Mila! Yum!
looks pretty dam delicious and comforting!!!
ps: forgive me, i guess i eat this with tons of crispy bacon….
Haha Don’t worry I like with bacon as well 😀
This looks absolutely delicious – the colours are amazing! I adore cauliflower but have never made soup with it so I’ll definitely be trying this 🙂
I’ve never tried cauliflower soup, though I love cauliflower. Your looks absolutely delicious! I love the flavours and the photo is beautiful – so bright and vibrant! Definitely one to try 🙂
I may eat quite a lot of such creamy soup, while in salads or roasted just few cauliflower florets 🙂
Beautiful photography!!!
Thank you so much! 🙂
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