creamy curry cauliflower soup
Lightly spiced with curry powder, this velvety smooth soup is perfect for chasing away the autumn chills. Serve it with crispy fried onions, buttered toast or on its own. For the tastiest results, use a good quality curry powder and prefer one with a little heat such as Madras. Curry paste would be a good choice too if you don’t have powder.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time35 minutes mins
Total Time50 minutes mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 498kcal
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup chopped brown onion about 1 medium/150g
- 6 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 tablespoon curry powder I used madras
- 1 large-ish cauliflower, trimmed and chopped
- 1 quart chicken or vegetable broth 1 L
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1 1/2 cups grated white cheddar cheese, plus extra for garnish about 6 to 7 oz/170 to 198g
- 1 cup heavy cream 240ml (or 1/2 cup (120ml) cream or full-fat yogurt + 1/2 cup (120ml) broth)
- Yogurt, roasted or fried cauliflower and fried onions for garnish
Melt the butter in a pot or a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onion is softened.
Add the curry powder and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds to release the oils from the spice and until fragrant.
Add the cauliflower, broth, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook, covered, for 20 minutes or until the cauliflower is softened; remove from the heat.
Add cheese and cream; stir to combine. Ladle the mixture into a blender in batches; blitz until very smooth. Pour the soup back into the same pan and stir over medium heat until hot.
Ladle the soup into heated bowls. Add a dollop of yogurt, fried onions, roasted cauliflower and grated cheese to each serving if desired. Makes about 1 1/2 quarts (l 1/2 L). Serves 4.
Calories: 498kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 43g | Saturated Fat: 26g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 129mg | Sodium: 1552mg | Potassium: 651mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1497IU | Vitamin C: 73mg | Calcium: 400mg | Iron: 1mg
