This is one of the easiest and tastiest soups ever. With just a handful of ingredients and a few simple steps, you will have yourself a delicious bowl of creamy cauliflower and garlic soup.
This soup is a dream. The key to this dream of a soup is caramelizing the vegetables. The combination of carmelized cauliflower, garlic and onion not only enhances the flavour, but it also gives the soup a gorgeous, golden colour.
And if you are one of those people who turn their nose at the mention of cauliflower, this soup will change how you feel about cauliflower. Take a chance and find yourself pleasantly surprised.
What is even more appealing about this soup is that you can have a big bowl completely guilt-free. When a head of cauliflower only has 150 calories and it’s the main ingredient in the soup… it pretty much speaks for itself. The remaining calories come from a small portion of half and half and cheese which disappears in the entire pot of soup.
Tip:
- I like my soup thick and creamy. To thin out the consistency, add some water. To thicken it, heat it on the stove until it has thickened up.
Creamy Cauliflower and Garlic Soup
Prep Time: 10 mins- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Total Time: 45 minutes
Yield: 4-6 servings
Category: Soup
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A handful of ingredients and a few simple steps makes creamy cauliflower and garlic soup one of the easiest and tastiest soups ever.
Ingredients
- 2-3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 head of cauliflower, cut into florets
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 5 cloves garlic, peeled whole
- 3 cups vegetable stock (or chicken stock)
- 1/2 cup half and half cream
- 1/3 cup of freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper, to taste
Optional Toppings:
- fresh thyme leaves
- Parmesan cheese
- cream (drizzle)
- olive oil (drizzle)
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large stockpot over medium heat.
- Add cauliflower, onion, and garlic and sauté until the vegetables have caramelized (roughly 15 minutes).
- Add stock and reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for about 20 minutes or until the cauliflower florets are soft and tender.
- Puree the mixture in a blender until smooth. Add some water to get it going in the blender. Then, pour the soup back into the pot.
- Stir in the cream and Parmesan cheese and simmer for 1-2 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Top with optional toppings and serve immediately.
Made the soup tonight for the first time. Very good.
Love that this soup recipe is so quick and easy! I must try it! Thanks for sharing!! 🙂
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Love your tip about caramelizing the vegetables. My family is going to love this creamy soup.
Is there anyone who has actually tried this?
This looks simple and delicious. I’m always trying to feed my family more veggies – I wonder if they’d go for this? I should give it a try!
Yum! This soup looks amazingly good. A perfect winter time dinner. I’m looking forward to making this soup very soon.
This soup looks lovely! We have soup once a week at our house during the cooler months, I will put this on our list for next week!
Sounds delicious and looks gorgeous!!!
This looks delish and super easy, which are my 2 requirements for trying a new recipe. I’m definitely testing this out.
This looks creamy and delicious! I love the flavors!
This soup looks so perfect! Nicely done! I love that spoon, by the way. Can you buy a whole set of utensils like that or just the spoon?
Thanks, Nicole! I am not sure as I got this spoon as a gift. But if you check these links on Amazon they sell similar items: serving spoon (option 1), serving spoon (option 2), and cutlery sets 🙂
Looks really tasty and comforting. Love the combination of cauliflower and garlic.
Aside from the onion (I’m allergic), this soup sounds delicious! This would be an awesome recipe for my to try in my Vitamix, thank you!
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I adore garlicky soups in any form, and I love how creamy and healthy this one sounds!
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What a decadent appearing soup, with low calories. Sounds like a winner- I have to make this!!!
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Love the garlic of course! And cauiflower always rocks!