Best Pureed Cauliflower Soup Recipes

CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the cauliflower, carrot, celery, water and bouillon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until vegetables are tender (do not drain)., In a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat. Stir in the cheese until melted, adding hot pepper sauce if desired. Stir into the cauliflower mixture.

CAULIFLOWER PUREE

Steps:

• Bring a 4-quart pot of salted water to a boil; add cauliflower and simmer until tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain cauliflower, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid.
• Blend cauliflower and 1/4 cup cooking liquid in a blender until smooth, adding more water until desired consistency is reached. Add butter and pulse until incorporated; season with salt.

CREAMY CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a medium pot, combine chicken broth and cauliflower; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cover and cook until cauliflower is very tender, about 20 minutes. Working in batches, puree cauliflower until smooth (thin it with broth, if necessary).
• Meanwhile, on a small baking sheet toss cauliflower leaves with oil; season with salt and pepper. Roast until brown and tender, about 10 minutes. Serve as garnish on soup.

NO PUREE CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• Cook cauliflower according to package directions, drain and chop into small pieces.
• In a dutch oven, saute onions and carrots in oil until tender.
• Stir in cauliflower, corn, and parsley.
• Add chicken broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 to 10 minutes.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Whisk in flour. Gradually add milk and half and half. Cook, stirring continously until thickened. Do not allow to boil.
• Carefully stir thickened mixture into chicken broth and vegetables in Dutch oven.
• Add salt and pepper, then adjust seasonings to taste.

FABULOUS ROASTED CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). In a large bowl, toss cauliflower pieces with olive oil, garlic and shallots. Spread out in a roasting pan or baking sheet with sides.
• Roast in the preheated oven until toasted and tender, about 30 minutes.
• When the cauliflower is done, transfer to a soup pot and pour in the chicken broth and water. Season with thyme and the bay leaf and bring to a boil. Cook over medium heat for 30 minutes. Remove and discard the bay leaf.
• Puree the soup in the pot using an immersion blender, or transfer to a blender and puree in batches, then return to the pot. Stir in the cream and season with salt and pepper. Heat through before serving but do not boil.

PUREED CAULIFLOWER AND ROOT VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a soup pot, add diced onion to butter and olive oil. Saute over medium heat for 5 minutes.
• Add minced garlic cloves and heat an additional minute.
• Add the root vegetables, peeled and cubed, to the soup pot. Cover and heat on medium for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Heat stock and water to boiling. Add to soup pot with the bay leaf, black pepper, and salt.
• Cover pot and simmer on medium low for 1.5 hours (or until a fork easily pierces the vegetables).
• Remove bay leaf. Using a blender or immersion hand blender, puree soup mix.
• Alternative: My son prefers this soup in an non-pureed form. In that version, I cube the vegetables much smaller (about 1/2" cubes vs. the roughly 1 1/2" cubes I use for the pureed version). I reduce the cooking time to about 45 minutes, and add cooked egg noodles at the end for a brothy noodle soup. I also sometimes add small meatballs made out of ground turkey.
• For Vegetarian or Vegan use Vegetable broth.