Winter is coming and we are making a lot of soups and stews lately. This recipe is so light and simple and although cauliflower is not one of our favorite veggies, we really enjoy this amazing soup. If you don't like cauliflower, add some powerful spice like curry and you won't notice the flavor.
I like to have my soups with some healthy carb like brown rice, millet, quinoa or sweet potatoes and also with some greens. I've been obsessed with kale, especially with a new super easy kale side recipe I really love. You just need to steam your kale and add some healthy fat like tahini or oil, garlic powder and tamari or soy sauce. It's the bomb!
Tips:
- Use any non refined oil you want.
- Add more or less liquid to make your soup more or less creamy.
- Feel free to add or substitute any veggie or ingredient.
- The nutritional yeast is optional, but it gives the soup a cheesy flavor. If you can't find it, use some brewer's yeast instead or even some beer.
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Creamy Vegan Cauliflower Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 4 cloves of garlic, chopped
- ½ chopped onion
- 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 1 cup unsweetened plant milk of your choice
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- Pinch of ground black pepper
- 4 tablespoon nutritional yeast, optional
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large pot and add the garlic and onion.
- Cook over medium-high heat until golden brown.
- Add the cauliflower, broth and milk and bring it to a boil. Then cook over medium-high heat for about 15 to 20 minutes or until the cauliflower is soft.
- Add the salt, black pepper and nutritional yeast and blend using an immersion or a regular blender.
- Serve with your favorite toppings. We added some peas, toasted almond slices, chopped chives and more ground black pepper.
Nutrition
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Sophie says
Delicious recipe! Love these simple, satisfying, and vegan recipes! Could you let me know how you got to 52g of protein for the whole recipe? Thank you!
Iosune says
Hi Sophie! Thanks a lot 🙂 I use this web to calculate the nutritional info: https://www.verywellfit.com/recipe-nutrition-analyzer-4157076
Heather says
Delicious, I added some potato as well
Iosune says
Hi Heather! Sounds so good 🙂 So glad you liked it!
Elaine says
This recipe was amazing, couldn’t believe how good it is. I have had to omit oils in my diet and have found frying onions in a little water very successful. I need to watch it until the water is evaporated and the onions get browned a little which gives a great taste.
Iosune says
Hi Elaine! Yes, water is a great alternative to oil 🙂 So glad you enjoyed the soup!
Charlene says
I have lots of frozen cauliflower from our CSA. Could I use that in your recipe?
Iosune says
Hi Charlene! I've never tried it, but I think it should work 🙂
Alexis says
It was delicious! My kids loved it! I added a bit more salt.
Iosune says
Hi Alexis! I'm so happy to hear that 🙂
Dawn says
I made this for dinner tonight. It was amazing! I didn't expect to like it as much as I did, but my husband loves cauliflower. I followed the recipe exactly and added no toppings. Fantastic! Thank you!
Iosune says
Hi Dawn! Thank YOU 🙂 So glad you guys enjoyed it!
N.C. says
I made this yesterday in my Instant Pot (5 minutes on the Manual setting...it probably would work with even less time). It was so delicious and easy to make! I did make a few changes based upon what I had on hand:
I used some onion powder (about a tablespoon?) because I'm out of onions.
I threw in a generous handful of unsalted raw cashews because I didn't have any plant based milk. (I used water to replace the liquid of the milk measurement.) The cashews softened as the cauliflower pressure cooked in the IP, and turned into cashew milk when I blended the soup in my Vitamix after cooking.
I had roasted garlic cloves on hand, so I used those instead of raw garlic.
This thick, creamy soup is so comforting and satisfying! I ended up eating a few extra spoonsful because I couldn't leave it alone (since it is mostly cauliflower, I didn't feel too guilty). My husband and brother both loved the soup, too, and said I need to keep this recipe. I will certainly be making this recipe again and again. Thank you so much for sharing it!
N.c. says
There's something wrong with the website; I made sure that I clicked on the 5-Stars before I clicked on Submit Comment button, but I don't see the stars next to my review above.
As long as I'm posting again, I'll add that the other change that I made to your recipe was to omit the oil. I generally water sauté onions in an effort to reduce the fat in our meals. Since I was out of onions (which I substituted onion powder for), and I used roasted garlic instead of raw, there was no need for me to use the oil. Since I used cashews, we still got fat in the soup anyway.
Iosune says
Hi N.C.! Sounds AMAZING 🙂 I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Kellie flad says
This was so good i forgot to take a picture 🙂
Served it with roasted chickpeas on top... delicious! Thank you!
Iosune says
Hi Kellie! Sounds great 🙂 You're so welcome!
Hillary B Thibodeau says
We made this a few weeks ago, and my whole family loved it. I love how easy it is to make and how creamy it tastes. I'm making a double batch today for us and a family who is in need in the area. Its healthy, hearty and simple. Thank you for the fantastic recipe.
Iosune says
Hi Hillary! Thank YOU for making the recipe 🙂 Hope you enjoy it!
Susan says
So easy to make and delicious, too! I don't particularly care for nutritional yeast so I substituted a handful of raw cashews and increased the cooking time so they would easily blend. Worked out great. Thanks for sharing this fabulous recipe!
Iosune says
Hi Susan! You're so welcome 🙂 So glad you liked it!
Karen Clementi says
Just made it! Very good, will make it again!
Iosune says
Hi Karen! Thanks a lot 🙂 So glad you enjoyed it!
Ruth says
So easy.... used 1 T of coconut oil instead of 2 T olive oil
My husband had 2nd helping which is highly unusual!!
Iosune says
Hi Ruth! I'm so happy to hear that 🙂