Curried cauliflower soup

Curried cauliflower soup

Spice is a cauliflower’s best friend, whether roasted, steamed or, in this case, whizzed up into a creamy soup. Topped with crunchy croutons, this is a winner on chilly days and nights.

Curried cauliflower soup

Got some florets going spare? Check out our 15 best cauliflower recipes.

  • Serves icon Serves 2
  • Time icon Hands-on time 25 min. Simmering time 30 min

Spice is a cauliflower’s best friend, whether roasted, steamed or, in this case, whizzed up into a creamy soup. Topped with crunchy croutons, this is a winner on chilly days and nights.

Got some florets going spare? Check out our 15 best cauliflower recipes.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories
406kcals
Fat
13.8g (3.9g saturated)
Protein
13.6g
Carbohydrates
50.5g (16g sugars)
Fibre
12.9g
Salt
0.8g

Ingredients

  • 1 small cauliflower
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 tbsp garlic-ginger paste
  • 1 tbsp curry powder
  • ½ tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 medium potato, peeled and finely sliced
  • 600ml vegetable stock
  • 1 slice white bread
  • Knob of unsalted butter
  • ½ tsp yellow mustard seeds
  • 1 tbsp crème fraîche (optional)
  • Squeeze lemon juice
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Method

  1. Chop the cauliflower into florets and finely chop the stalk. Heat the vegetable oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat and cook the chopped onion, chopped cauliflower stalk, garlic-ginger paste and curry powder for about 6 minutes. Add the potato, cauliflower florets and stock. Bring to the boil then turn down to low and gently simmer for 30 minutes.
  2. Dice the slice of bread into 1cm cubes. Melt the butter in a small frying pan over a medium heat and add the croutons with a pinch of salt and the mustard seeds. Tip the frying pan so the bread is covered by the foaming butter and cook until you have golden, crisp croutons (about 4 minutes). Drain on kitchen paper.
  3. When the soup is ready, add the créme fraîche (if using) and use a stick blender to whizz the mixture until smooth. Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Divide the soup between bowls with the croutons and mustard seeds sprinkled on top and the sandwich on the side.

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving
Calories
406kcals
Fat
13.8g (3.9g saturated)
Protein
13.6g
Carbohydrates
50.5g (16g sugars)
Fibre
12.9g
Salt
0.8g

delicious. tips

  1. Don’t waste it: Cauliflower leaves are a great, cabbage-like thing to drizzle with oil and roast in a roaring hot oven. Serve them with this soup or as a side to anything that usually has some greens on the side.

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Recipe By:

Pollyanna Coupland
Food producer, delicious.

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