Curried Cauliflower Soup
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Author Notes: So I guess when I think dirt cheap dinner I think soup, since this is essentially the third soup recipe I'm submitting to this contest. But it's true! What better way to stretch your dollar than by cooking up some cheap ingredients and making them taste delicious. This soup has become my husband's favorite and since it's basically cauliflower, onions, broth, and spices it's definitely dirt cheap. You can use store bought curry powder instead of the spices listed, but I love the flavor that the homemade spice mix brings. - kmartinelli
- kmartinelli
Food52 Review: Roasted cauliflower and lots of sauteed onions give this curried soup a solid base and silky texture. The Indian-inspired spice blend adds a subtle heat and smokiness. It comes together pretty quickly with the help of an immersion blender, and can even be made vegan if you use vegetable broth and oil instead of butter. The crunchy pieces of cauliflower on top make for a great presentation. - broccolirose - broccolirose
Serves 4
- 1 head cauliflower (about 2 1/4 pounds), cut into florets (about 6 cups)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped butter
- 3 onions, sliced 1 inch thick
- ½ teaspoons turmeric
- ½ teaspoons dried coriander
- ½ teaspoons hot paprika or chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 1 cup yogurt or labane (optional; adjust to suit tastes)
- Preheat oven to 450°F . On a baking sheet, toss cauliflower with vegetable oil and 1 teaspoon salt. Spread out and roast until the florets turn brown, about 25 minutes. Set aside ½ cup of the crispiest florets for garnish.
- Melt butter in a pot over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in spices, cauliflower, water, and broth; cover, and bring to a boil. Uncover, lower heat, and simmer 5 minutes.
- Using an immersion blender, blend the soup until a desired consistency is reached. Stir in yogurt or labane if using. Season with salt and pepper and serve in bowls, garnishing with the reserved cauliflower florets.
- This recipe is a Community Pick!
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Dirt Cheap Dinner
Tags: can be made ahead, cauliflower, cheap, doubed easily, Entrees, indian, lunch, Soups
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about 1 month ago Clairez
This was delicious. I roasted the veggies (plus garlic) together instead of bothering with two cooking methods, and added the spices (plus some garam masala)in the last 10 minutes of roasting. Blended in food processor with broth and brought back up to simmer before adding cold butter to help with texture.
about 1 month ago Danita Day
3 onions seems like a lot. Is that correct?
about 1 month ago Katherine614
Yup! They cook down a lot. Of course, feel free to play with the recipe and do what sounds right to you :-)
2 months ago smiledahling
Oooh, this was SO good. It's a great base recipe to play around with and add 'spur-of-the-moment' flavors.
I put both the onions and cauliflower on the baking sheet along with a healthy drizzle of olive oil. I would have put some garlic on there as well but didn't have any around the house.
My tweaks: I used 4 cups of vegetable broth, 2 cups of water, doubled the amount of butter, added some cayenne, a dash of tamari, and a tablespoon of coconut oil.
3 months ago Shazna
This was really delicious - I used some hot spices to give it a kick - v. easy too.
3 months ago Bobster
I appreciate your effort on this, but ended up bland.... :(
almost 2 years ago lorigoldsby
Congrats...saved this one...will try soon.
almost 2 years ago kmartinelli
Thanks lorigoldsby! And thanks to broccoli rose for the testing notes and ep!
about 2 years ago wssmom
What a great way to use an underutilized veggies
about 2 years ago kmartinelli
What an underutilized veg cauliflower is, you couldn't be more right! I love the flavor roasting gives it. Thanks, wssmom!
about 2 years ago pauljoseph
Excellent
about 2 years ago kmartinelli
Thanks so much pauljoseph! And you know curry!
about 2 years ago fiveandspice
Emily is a trusted source on Scandinavian Cuisine.
This looks delicious.
about 2 years ago kmartinelli
Thanks fiveandspice! I was just admiring your creative pea and rhubarb soup recipe!