Cauliflower Soup – Easy and Delicious
Easy and Delicious Cauliflower Soup
This easy and delicious cauliflower soup is tasty and delicious. It is so creamy, that it is hard to believe that their isn’t any cream in this recipe! This is a light soup that is full of flavor and silk smooth. The ingredients are clean and minimal, which allows you to taste all the flavors. This is a recipe you will make again and again. This soup also freezes very well !
What you will need to make this soup
1 large head of cauliflower ..approximately 2 pounds, cut and trimmed
3 tablespoons salted grass-fed butter
2 medium organic yellow onions peeled and sliced
4 -5 cloves of garlic peeled and diced
8 cups of low-sodium chicken broth (6 for cooking and reserve the last 2 cups)
mesh pepper or good quality fresh ground pepper
sea salt
juice of a whole lemon
1 cup of freshly shredded parmesan cheese
fresh herbs for garnish
Easy and Delicious Cauliflower soup is not only delicious, but it is easy to make!
This soup is made using only butter and no heavy cream. That was the main objective for me when making this soup. I see so many ‘Cream of……(fill in the vegetable here)’ and just continue to scroll, because I don’t want a soup that is filled with heavy cream. I feel like it takes away from the fresh taste of the vegetables! The lighter the soup the better! This soup blends the vegetables to add thickness and texture to the soup. The result is a tasty soup that really allows the flavor of the cauliflower to burst through!
Try this soup! Once you make it one time, I promise you, that you will want to make it again and again. This is a great soup to make ahead, put in a crockpot, and serve in little bowls at a dinner party or in shot glasses as an appetizer! I also make this soup for weekly meal prep! I don’t always have access to a microwave, but when I do, this is a go-to for lunch!
How to make Easy and Delicious Cauliflower Soup
- Melt the butter in a large dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until soft and translucent, about 8 minutes. Do not brown. If you brown, the taste of the soup will be altered. You don’t want a burn butter/onion tasting soup!
- Cut the cauliflower leaves off and chop cauliflower into florets.
- Add the chopped cauliflower to the pot , along with the chicken broth, 1 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Bring to a boil, then cover and turn the heat. Simmer for about 30 minutes.
- After the soup has simmered and cauliflower is tender, purée the soup with an immersion blender or standard blender until completely smooth. If you used a standard blender like I did, do it in 2 batches. After blended, bring the soup back to a simmer and stir in the lemon juice and Parmesan. If soup is not desired consistency, add the reserve 2 cups of chicken broth until it is desired texture.
- If you get the sense that your soup needs more ‘salt’ add more cheese or lemon juice. You can also add additional salt and mesh pepper to taste. To thicken the soup, allow it to simmer, uncovered until it reduces to desired consistency.
- Ladle the soup into bowls ! Garnish with cheese, lemon, herbs or crackers!
- If freezing soup, leave lemon juice and parmesan cheese out. Add to soup when defrosted.
Easy and Delicious Cauliflower Soup
Ingredients
- 1 large head of cauliflower, cut and trimmed
- 3 tbsp salted grass-fed butter
- 2 medium organic yellow onions, peeled and sliced
- 4-5 cloves garlic…peeled and diced
- 8 cups low-sodium chicken broth (6 cups for cooking…reserve 2 cups)
- 1/4 tsp mesh pepper or good quality fresh ground pepper
- 1 tsp fine ground sea salt
- 1 cup freshly shredded parmesan cheese
- fresh herbs for garnish optional
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until soft and translucent, about 8 minutes. Do not brown. If you brown, the taste of the soup will be altered. You don’t want a burn butter/onion tasting soup!
- Cut the cauliflower leaves off and chop cauliflower into florets.
- Add the chopped cauliflower to the pot , along with the chicken broth, 1 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Bring to a boil, then cover and turn the heat. Simmer for about 30 minutes.
- After the soup has simmered and cauliflower is tender, purée the soup with an immersion blender or standard blender until completely smooth. If you used a standard blender like I did, do it in 2 batches. After blended, bring the soup back to a simmer and stir in the lemon juice and Parmesan. If soup is not desired consistency, add the reserve 2 cups of chicken broth until it is desired texture.
- If you get the sense that your soup needs more ‘salt’ add more cheese or lemon juice. You can also add additional salt and mesh pepper to taste. To thicken the soup, allow it to simmer, uncovered until it reduces to desired consistency.
- Ladle the soup into bowls ! Garnish with cheese, lemon, herbs or crackers!
- If freezing soup, leave lemon juice and parmesan cheese out. Add to soup when defrosted.
Notes
Making the Cauliflower Soup !
1. Gather all of the ingredients for the soup!
2. Prep you cauliflower, onions and garlic!
3. Melt the 3 tbsp of butter then
4. Saute Onion and Garlic
5. Add chicken broth, cauliflower, salt and pepper. Bring mixture to a boil then simmer covered for about 30 minutes!
6. After 30 minutes, puree the soup with an immersion blender, or transfer to standing blender and puree in 2 batches. Next, add lemon juice and parmesan cheese. If freezing, add the lemon juice and cheese only to the soup you are eating that day.
7. Ladle soup into bowls and enjoy!
What I used to make this soup !
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