Cauliflower Soup with Caramelized Onions
This 4 ingredient soup is really simple, but has one simple trick that will yield a deeply flavourful soup!
Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower, large
- 3 onions, medium
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 5 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, more as needed
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 5 cups chicken broth
- 5 cups water, more as required
Equipment
- Stove
Instructions
- Start by peeling and finely dicing the onions
- To a soup pot, add the butter and half the olive oil and warm up. Add the onions in, season with half a teaspoon salt, and cook on medium heat for 10-15 minutes until golden brown. Stir every few minutes to avoid burning.
- Meanwhile, wash and chop the cauliflower into small sized florets
- Once onions are deeply golden, add the crushed garlic and stir for a few minutes
- Add in the cauliflower, the remaining teaspoon of salt, and the rest of the olive oil. Cook for another 10-15 minutes until the cauliflower develops colour. Stir every few minutes
- Add the black pepper, the bay leaves, the chicken broth and half the water
- Bring the pot to a rolling boil, half cover the pot and allow it to cook for 30 minutes, reducing to a simmer halfway through
- Monitor the level of water and add more as needed
- Blend until smooth using an immersion blender (or a stand blender). Taste for seasoning and adjust the salt. Serve with fried cauliflower as garnish, a squeeze of lemon juice and a drizzle of olive oil
Notes
- Make sure the onions cook down into a golden colour. This process requires a bit of patience and will give you ultimate flavour pay off!
- You can add in a bit of cream at the end after blending the soup if you like, to give it extra creaminess. It's totally fine without it though
- Try not to skip the chicken stock - this will give it added flavour (as opposed to using just water)
Serving: 1Serving, Calories: 165kcal, Carbohydrates: 12g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 13g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 9g, Cholesterol: 1mg, Sodium: 1732mg, Potassium: 538mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 4g, Vitamin A: 16IU, Vitamin C: 64mg, Calcium: 61mg, Iron: 1mg
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