Creamy Cauliflower Soup (South Asian cuisine inspired) | Vegetable/Fruit Day
Makes 2 servings - uses 9 oz of your daily vegetable allowance
Ingredients
- 1/2 medium head of cauliflower, chopped
- 1/2 sweet onion, chopped
- 1 leek (white part), chopped
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp ground fresh ginger
- a pinch of ground cumin
- salt & pepper, to taste
- Bragg's Amino, to taste
- fresh lime juice, to taste
- Stevia, to taste
- few drops of coconut extract
- PAM or other zero-calorie cooking spray
- garnish - chopped cilantro and/or chives
Directions
- spray heavy soup pot with PAM, "sweat" leek for a while, add onion and cook until translucent
- add spices (curry, turmeric, ginger, cumin) and cook 1 min until fragrant, be careful not to burn
- add 1/2 of cauliflower, mix with spiced leek/onion
- add water (approx. 3-4 cups) and simmer for 15 min
- add the rest of cauliflower but preserve a few florets for crunchy garnish
- simmer for 30-40 min
- mince preserved cauliflower florets into "rice" size pieces and either bake or cook in a pan with PAM until lightly browned and crunchy
- add salt, pepper, Bragg's Amino, Stevia, coconut extract to taste and adjust seasoning
- transfer to a blender or blend with a manual blender until creamy
- transfer back to the pot and simmer for 3 min
- add lime juice, baked or fried cauliflower garnish and greens garnish
- enjoy!
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