If you give a mouse a cookie, he’s going to ask for a glass of milk.
If you give a man a bowl of cauliflower soup, he’s going to ask for a slice of bacon.
You’re so smart to already have the milk chilled and the bacon crisped because you wouldn’t want to hold out on your favorite mouse…or man.
Two easy recipes in one week? Baaaaaaaaaaaaananas! First with the easy lamb curry and now with the cauliflower soup – saving time tastes gooooood! This soup comes out full of flavor and has a very smooth texture. You can dress it up how you’d like with cheese, ham, bacon or leave it as is.
Don’t fight the cauliflower craze. Embrace. Cauliflower seems to work in any way, shape or form….pizza crust, gratin sauce, oven-roasted…no matter how you slice it or dress it up, the vegetable can be incorporated into just about everything. Next thing you know, I’ll be making cauliflower brownies.
I knew you were trouble when you walked in. . .
Ingredients
- 1 large head cauliflower, chopped into florets
- 1 large yellow onion, chopped
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk (or whole milk/half & half)
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- 3 strips bacon, cooked and chopped for serving, optional
Instructions
- In a large pot, heat 1 tablespoon of oil and add the onion. You’re going to sauté the onion until it is soft and browned, so once the onion is just beginning to turn brown, add the garlic, stirring frequently, continuing to sauté until onion has a lot of color to it and the garlic is fragrant – this process should take about 12 to 15 minutes.
- While the onion and garlic is sautéing, chop the cauliflower into florets and discard the green stems.
- Fill a large pot with a couple of inches of water and insert your steamer*
- Bring water to a boil, add the cauliflower florets and steam covered until the florets are soft when poked with a fork, about 6 to 8 minutes.
- Add the sautéed onion and garlic, steamed cauliflower, almond milk, vegetable broth and salt to a blender (all ingredients except for the bacon) and blend until completely smooth. The texture should come out pillowy, creamy and soft.
- If the soup is not already piping hot coming out of the blender, pour it back into the pot and gently heat to desired temperature, stirring frequently.
- If desired, chop 3 strips of bacon and cook them over medium heat until they crisp up. Serve soup with crisped bacon on top or skip the bacon to make this vegetarian.
Notes
*If you don’t have a steamer, simply put the cauliflower strait into the boiling water and strain it out using a colander when cauliflower is done cooking
Thank you to everyone who participated in my Bob’s Red Mill Corn Flour giveaway! A winner has been randomly selected using a random number generator and has been notified via email. There will be another Bob’s Red Mill giveaway this Friday, 2/15!!
Yes to the Taylor Swift reference! Yes to the yummy soup! YES to the bacon on top! YES TO ALL THE THINGS.
Ahem.
Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough recently posted..gluten-free meyer lemon + bittersweet chocolate muffins
I knew you were trouble when you walked innnnn – I’ve had that song stuck in my head for days! And I think I actually have seen a recipe for cauliflower brownies… But I think your cauliflower soup looks much more delicious!
I’m bananas for cauliflower; and crazy for this soup!
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I think you’ve discovered the secret to getting my husband to love cauliflower soup (it’s the bacon)! This looks so rich and tasty and I love how simple and quick it is to prepare
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I’m obsessed with cauliflfower, so I’m so glad it’s popping up everywhere
I’ve been slipping it into everything I can think of for as long as I can think of, so I’m glad you have a recipe where it can shine on it’s own. Looks so so so tasty
Kelly @ Hidden Fruits and Veggies recently posted..Cheesecake Rangoons
I hear Gwen Stefani singing…this …err…soup is bananas B A N A N A S, but bananas is good! oh guy fieri. obviously i’m not feeling very witty at the moment so I’m stealing other peoples lines. Basically this soup looks amazing and I’m kind of hoping you do make cauliflower brownies
Lol on the bacon with cauliflower soup. I LOVE cauliflower soup…so pretty and pale and DELICIOUS.
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Julia, this is such a great cauliflower soup! I loved the way you made this soup. Bookmarked!
Love this post! I want nothing more than to eat a big hot bowl of this divine soup right now!!
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