Dairy-Free Creamy Cauliflower Soup

Although it’s already June, the weather is still rather chilly here in London, making it still perfectly acceptable to be enjoying a bowl of soup!  This "Creamy" Cauliflower soup is perfect to warm you up on colder days, but also super light and fresh tasting – making it just as perfect for the summer months too.

It tastes super creamy but is in fact low in calories and fat, and also dairy-free, gluten-free and packed with nutritional goodness.

Cauliflower is one white food that’s jam packed with nutrition... It’s a brilliant source of vitamins K and C, potassium, B Vitamins, phosphorus and fibre.  Cauliflower (along with other cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage and kale) also contains compounds known to help prevent cancer.  These compounds appear to stop enzymes from activating cancer-causing agents in the body whilst also increasing the activity of enzymes that disable and eliminate cancer-causing carcinogens.  

A 100g serving of cooked cauliflower provides 2.3g of protein, 3.3g of fibre, 0.4g fat, 7.2g carbohydrates, zero cholesterol and just 35 calories!

So go ahead and enjoy this delicious, creamy bowl of nutritional goodness - come summer or winter! I guarantee you'll love it whatever the weather x

Recipe

Serves 4-6

1 Tbsp. olive oil 900g frozen cauliflower 1 large onion, peeled and chopped 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 1 litre (4 cups) chicken flavoured stock (I use vegan chicken flavoured stock powder) 1 cup almond / soya milk 1 tsp. sea salt Freshly ground black pepper, to taste Extra-virgin olive oil or truffle oil, to drizzle Pumpkin seeds +/- za’atar to garnish, optional

Variation: stir through a tsp. of ground turmeric and curry powder for a delicious twist on this recipe!

Heat the oil in a large saucepan and cook the onions and garlic until translucent.  Add the cauliflower and sautee for several minutes until cauliflower softens.  Pour the stock over and simmer until the cauliflower is soft (around 30-40 minutes).  Blend with a hand-held immersion blender.  Season with black pepper to taste and stir the almond/ soya milk through.  Re-heat until just warm.  Ladle into bowls and drizzle with olive oil or truffle oil.  Garnish with pumpkin seeds and / or za’atar. Serve and enjoy!