Roasted Cauliflower Soup
You will not believe that this is actually cauliflower soup! It is so creamy, so comforting, and packed with so much flavor with healthier ingredients!
I hope you all had an amazing Christmas.
We woke up to an inch or two of snowfall, giving us a beautiful white Christmas.
I personally didn’t leave the house in 17 degree weather but I was still able to see the blanket of snow from the window.
It’s all the same, right?
I was honestly just too busy faceplanting myself into this cauliflower soup.
It’s the creamiest of all soups, and it has cauliflower in it, so it has to be good for you, right?
We’re just going to overlook this heavy cream situation but hey, we need the heavy cream (although half and half should also do the trick!).
Roasting is key here, guys. Both the garlic and cauliflower get roasted in 30-35 minutes of heaven.
From there, you can use an immersion blender or blender (in batches) for the best winter soup you’ll have in 2017.
Roasted Cauliflower Soup
Ingredients
- 1 head garlic
- 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 heads cauliflower, cut into florets
- 1 onion, diced
- 5 cups vegetable stock
- 3 fresh thyme sprigs
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly oil a baking sheet or coat with nonstick spray.
- Cut head of garlic, about 1/4-inch, to expose tops of garlic cloves. Place garlic head, cut side up, in a sheet of foil. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Fold up all 4 sides of the foil and cover tightly.
- Place cauliflower florets in a single layer onto the prepared baking sheet. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Gently toss to combine. Place garlic onto the baking sheet.
- Place into oven and roast until cauliflower and garlic is tender and golden brown, about 30-35 minutes. Let cool before squeezing cloves from skin.
- Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in vegetable stock, thyme and bay leaf. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 5 minutes.
- Stir in cauliflower and garlic. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, until cauliflower is tender and falling apart, an additional 10 minutes. Puree with an immersion blender until desired consistency is reached.
- Stir in heavy cream; season with salt and pepper, to taste. If the soup is too thick, add more vegetable stock as needed until desired consistency is reached.
- Serve immediately.
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Just made this soup and it’s incredible. I like reading what others have done with the recipe, so will share as well. Roasted cauliflower and onion as directed to a color of rich deep brown which gave the soup a deeper color than pictured. Roasted large head of garlic as directed. Used full strength vegetable broth, not low sodium. The flavor of this soup was rich, almost as decadent as the lobster bisque enjoyed at the steak house! As far as the amount of the vegetables, broth, cream/milk or not, you can’t go wrong. Soup is so forgiving , just taste to your liking.
It would be nice to have cup approximations for the cauliflower.
This is an absolutely delicious recipe. And I don’t even care much for cauliflower. I did add a pinch of red pepper flakes and a can of cheddar cheese soup. Blended to absolute smoothness. YUM! A recipe worth saving.
I just made this soup, relatively easy, straight forward to make. It’s smooth, creamy, and full of flavor. If you like a garlic taste, this soup if for you!
It’s a holiday soup for sure. Going to pair with a ham and brie sandwich…rich through and through.
I have made this several times! It is wonderful! When she says, Damn Delicious, she means it!! This is one of my fav food blogs!
I added saffron to the broth and made it nice and rich.
Apparently the best soups to freeze are those without dairy products
This soup is incredible. The roasted garlic makes it!
Great recipe! I added a couple of cubed potatoes to make it more creamy, some curry and parsley.
Served it with garlic bread.
Delish!
Just made this soup and it’s delicious. I just used 1 cauliflower head and 3 1/2 cups of broth and I could if used a bit more broth but super delicious.
I wonder if I can freeze it
DamnDelicious like the web site, although I changed it slightly. I used a big sweet onion, coarsely chopped and roasted with the cauliflower & garlic, so I didn’t sauté anything. I reduced the broth because I wanted it thick. I added a good dollop of sour cream with the regular cream, and a wee bit of fresh nutmeg. If you think it’s bland, you’re not seasoning the vegetables adequately. Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper, both white & black, good oil. Simple really. Thank you for the recipe. This is a good standard to keep.
I added 3 sweet potatoes as roasted with cauliflower. added an extra clove roasted garlic… omg yum. wondering if coconut milk may be a good substitute and add nutmeg? or blue cheese crumbles? also pureed it.
I went with this recipe due to all the reviews. I would say the soup was good but I don’t think we will be making it again. We tried to spruce it up because it’s on the bland side. We added some garlic salt, green onions and a little bacon on top. It wasn’t bad just not wow.
Delish!! Thank you for sharing!!
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Made per recipe- Except I only had chicken stock on hand. This is a real wow. Can’t wait to serve it for company! Thank you
I’ve never left a recipe review before, but I’ve referenced this one so many times that it deserves it. Every time I make it slightly different, and it’s always turned out good!
oh boy. this is SOOOOOOOO good. it’s a keeper. thank you for sharing
Can u freeze this?
I was busy cooking a few things when i was making this- so forgot to remove bay leaf, and thyme sprigs until I’d whizzed it all up!!
When i read through recipe again it doesn’t actually mention removing them? Iam assuming though you should?
Thanks!
I was just going to ask the same thing!! I ended up taking out the bay leaf and caught one of the thyme sprigs, but blended the rest.
Delicious!