You can real feel that the winter is almost here, it is so chilly! Which is why you need soups like this one. This will warm you all the way to your toes with it’s creamy, spicy, deliciousness.
I always kinda thought cauliflower was low on the nutritional scale. Sure it is low carb, but it is so colourless it can’t be full of nutritional value right? But apparently it is, accoridng to wikipedia it is high in dietary fiber, folate and vitamin C. It can help fight breast and prostate cancer, helps the liver (hellooo second glass of wine), and keeps us slim and regular. Definitely a super food!
Lucky for me we got a cauliflower in our CSA box this past tuesday. So I flipped open Mark Bittman’s How to Cook Everything Vegetarian
[print_this]Indian Spiced Cauliflower Soup
(makes 3-4 servings)
Adapted from How to Cook Everything Vegetarian
2T canola oil
1t garam masala
1t cumin seeds
1 onion, sliced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 head cauliflower, broken into small florets
salt and pepper
1/2C white wine
3C vegetable or chicken stock
1C yogourt
cilantro for garnish(optional)
Heat a soup pot to medium and add oil to pan. Add garama masala and cumin and stir for 30 seconds. Add garlic, onion, and cauliflower plus a good pinch of salt and some pepper. Stir regularly until onions are soft – about 10 minutes. Add wine and cook down for a minute or two. Add stock, cover, and bring to a simmer. Cook until cauliflower is very tender, 15-20 minutes. Cool slightly and put through blender. Return to pot on low heat and whisk in yogourt. Taste and correct for seasoning. Serve topped with cilantro and pepper.[/print_this]
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This is a wonderful soup, love the addition of garam masala and the youghurt to it.
You can tell we are on the same wavelength about cauliflower because I was clicking through to bookmark the recipe and then I noticed the link to my mashed cauliflower! Thanks, and can’t wait to make this. It might be a good one to try with the new pressure cooker!
I love cauliflower but don’t have it in soup that much! Great ide and I love the spices!
Happy Cook – I think curry makes everything better, plus I just read somewhere that it is cancer fighting – quite a plus!
Kayln – ohh I am soo jealous of your new toy!
Maria – you should try it, it makes a wonderful soup.
Mmm, this was delicious! I will make this again! I think next time I am going to use half a head of roasted garlic instead of just one clove – my family is a bunch of garlic-lovers, and that was the only comment.
Thank you for the recipe – it’s a good season for cauliflowers this year in the UK and we’re getting loads in our veg box. I’ve never made soup with it before but will definitely be doing so again as this is delicious and the spices are fabulous. For some reason I also added a couple of carrots…