In typical Kitchen Sanctuary style, I’m going all-in with cream AND cheese to make this soup taste luscious and rich. I’m not trying to make a diet soup that ’tastes creamy but with no cream’ or ‘fills you up with no fat’. This is just a great tasting, hearty soup that will leave you sighing with happiness whilst you eat. Back in my youth, I used to work at a fried chicken shop where we’d get a free meal during each shift. There was a sandwich shop across the road that did the best cauliflower soup ever. If that soup was on special, I was straight over there. Yes, a 17-year-old who preferred cauliflower soup to fried chicken and chips. It really was that good. It was that soup I had in mind when I made this recipe. I told Chris I was making cauliflower soup for lunch, and received a look of dismay and an unintelligible, displeased grunt. I could see his brain figuring out what he could have for his real lunch later. So I made it. …and he finished every last drop. Then requested it for lunch the next day too. It tasted just like the soup from the sandwich shop.
We start by chopping up the cauliflower. I use 3 medium cauliflower for this - which is enough to make 10 servings of soup. That’s lunch for a few days and a few portions for the freezer.
It’s now on my go-to list of soups and will be making a regular lunchtime appearance. 25 minutes to lunchtime happiness…….
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Homemade Artisan BreadTopped with Crispy BaconFor a more substantial dinner why not serve them alongside Garlic Mushroom Stuffed Rolls or these Stuffed Cheesy Breads with Spinach and Bacon
If you’re looking to use up multiple vegetables, you could also pile in a selection of veggies such as carrot, leek, sweet potato and onion (it’s best not to mix green veg with red or orange veg, as you’ll get murky looking brown soup). Simmer for 5 minutes longer if using carrot, as it takes a little longer to soften. Then blend, as with the cauliflower soup and add in the cream and cheese.
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This post was first published in September 2014. Updated in August 2018 with new photos and additional tips. Updated again in November 2020 for housekeeping and with a video. Some of the links in this post may be affiliate links – which means if you buy the product I get a small commission (at no extra cost to you). If you do buy, then thank you! That’s what helps us to keep Kitchen Sanctuary running. The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors. For more information please see our Terms & Conditions.
