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Creamy Cauliflower Soup in brown bowl from above.

Smoky Creamy Cauliflower Soup

This Creamy Cauliflower Soup is so rich and delicious! The fresh cauliflower flavor shines through. This soup is true comfort food!

Course Dinner, Soup, Vegetarian
Cuisine American
Keyword cauliflower cheese soup recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 10 1 cup servings
Calories 187 kcal
Author Sandy Clifton

Ingredients

  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 2 Tablespoons Butter
  • 1 Yellow Onion, chopped
  • 1 cup Celery, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon Nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 5 Garlic Cloves, chopped
  • 1 2-pound Head of Cauliflower (about 4 cups) fresh or frozen
  • ¼ cup All Purpose Flour
  • 3 cups Vegetable Broth or chicken broth

To Finish

  • ¾ cup Half and Half,
  • 5 oz Gouda Cheese, shredded ( 1 ¼ cups shredded)

Instructions

  1. Heat a 5-quart pot and add the olive oil and butter.

  2. Add the onion and celery and sauté until almost translucent, stirring occasionally.

  3. Add salt, pepper, nutmeg, garlic, and the cauliflower florets. Sauté for a minute.

  4. Sprinkle flour over the vegetables and stir. The mixture will thicken and become paste-like. Just cook this a minute, stirring, to cook the raw taste out of the flour.

  5. Stir in the broth very well and bring to a low simmer. Partially cover the pot and cook at a low simmer for about 15 minutes, until the cauliflower breaks apart easily with the spoon.

  6. Remove from heat and use an immersion blender to puree the soup. If you don't have an immersion blender, transfer in batches to a blender or food processor to puree. Be careful of the hot contents! Then transfer pureed soup back to the pot.

Finish

  1. Stir in the half and half and warm the soup back up.

  2. Add the cheese and stir until melted. Take off of heat and serve immediately with some crusty bread.

Recipe Notes

Cheese

Use any good melting cheese you like. We enjoy using smoked gouda.

 

Milk

You can also use Heavy Cream, Whole Milk, or Unsweetened Almond Milk.