Some vegetables grow together with you. Cauliflower is one of them. This recipe turns it into a creamy soup and serves it with garlic bread.
Remember how you hated cauliflower when you were a kid? Well, hate no more. This wonderful member of the Brassicae-family is the perfect ingredient for a blended soup. And this one is both creamy and filling, but still fresh and with vibrant flavors. Don’t throw the water away after boiling – it contains a lot of taste and will be essential to produce the best possible soup here. I also like to keep a few small pieces of cauliflower out of the blending process, and add them just before serving.
Step by Step Guide to Making Cauliflower Soup with Garlic Bread
- In a large pan, heat up olive oil and saute the shallots for 5 minutes over medium heat. Turn the heat up to high, add the wine and boil for 2 minutes.
- Rinse and cut the cauliflower into six pieces and add to the pan. Cover with water, add a pinch of salt, and boil until soft – about 15 minutes. Remove the cauliflower and shallots, and let the remaining water continue to boil until reduced to half.
- Chop one of the cauliflower pieces very finely and set to the side for later.
- Return the rest of the cauliflower to the water and blend with a hand blender. Add the cream and butter, and blend again until completely smooth. Let simmer for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Rub the bread with halved garlic pieces and drizzle a little olive oil on each. Season with sea salt and top with some chopped parsley. Grill in a hot oven for 5 minutes until crispy.
- Right before serving, return the remaining small pieces of cauliflower to the soup and serve in a deep plate. Drizzle some olive oil on top and serve with the garlic bread.
Creamy Cauliflower Soup with Garlic Bread
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
A deliciously creamy, absolutely comforting cauliflower soup.
Ingredients
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- 1 1/2 head cauliflower
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 6 cups water
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tbsp butter
- salt (to taste)
- pepper (to taste)
- 1 pcs shallot (finely chopped)
- 4 slices day old bread
- 1–2 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp olive oil (extra virgin)
- parsley (finely chopped)
Instructions
- In a large pan, heat up olive oil and saute the shallots for 5 minutes over medium heat. Turn the heat up to high, add the wine and boil for 2 minutes.
- Rinse and cut the cauliflower into six pieces and add to the pan. Cover with water, add a pinch of salt, and boil until soft – about 15 minutes. Remove the cauliflower and shallots, and let the remaining water continue to boil until reduced to half.
- Chop one of the cauliflower pieces very finely and set to the side for later.
- Return the rest of the cauliflower to the water and blend with a hand blender. Add the cream and butter, and blend again until completely smooth. Let simmer for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Rub the bread with halved garlic pieces and drizzle a little olive oil on each. Season with sea salt and top with some chopped parsley. Grill in a hot oven for 5 minutes until crispy.
- Right before serving, return the remaining small pieces of cauliflower to the soup and serve in a deep plate. Drizzle some olive oil on top and serve with the garlic bread.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Category: Main, Soup
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Scandinavian
Beautiful and the soup sounds so comforting…I love white wine in my soup. It’s been raining for days and soup is definitely on my mind. Thanks!
Thanks Elizabeth, I really appreciate your nice comment! With fall approaching at a scary speed – I find myself cooking more and more for comfort. I’m sure you have the same “symptoms”.
All the best
Kalle
There are not many Cauliflower recipes that I like, except a few and I this has chance to be that Like list, it looks so great! I am going to make it! I have Cauliflower in fridge waiting for this recipe to be made.
Thanks Pam,
Let me know how it turns out – hope it’ll make it onto your “like list”.
All the best
Kalle
Beautiful bowl of soup!