Creamy Cauliflower Potato Soup – Sally’s Baking Habit

January 16, 2025

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Flavorful and satisfying, a heat bowl of this creamy cauliflower potato soup is deliciously comforting on a chilly day. Prepare dinner all of the substances on the range after which mix to get that easy, silky consistency. You possibly can garnish with crunchy, flavorful toppings like home made croutons and crispy bacon.

pot of creamy cauliflower potato soup with bacon, chives, parsley, and croutons on top.

Right this moment’s cozy soup boasts a luxuriously creamy texture with out counting on flour, cornstarch, or tons of heavy cream—only a trace of cream is non-compulsory! The key lies within the pure thickening energy of potatoes and cauliflower. Mixed with savory onion, garlic, and aromatic herbs, it’s bursting with taste.

It delivers the wealthy style of basic potato soup whereas sneaking in fiber-rich, nutritious cauliflower—and it was an enormous hit with style testers of all ages! You possibly can serve alongside a contemporary salad and a heat slice of artisan bread, for a meal that may depart you feeling glad, however not weighed down.

If you happen to like the flavour and texture of New England-style clam chowder, you’ll love this creamy cauliflower potato soup. 🙂

Why You’ll Love This Soup:

Lightened-up consolation meals
Healthful primary dish that may simply be made vegetarian
Naturally gluten free
Creamy consistency, with out flour, cornstarch, or a lot of cream
Sneaks in nutrient-rich, high-fiber cauliflower—our younger style testers cherished this soup!
1-pot meal
Retains for days within the fridge and reheats nicely
Serve it in a bread bowl or topped with home made croutons to stage up your soup recreation

2 bowls of cauliflower potato soup with croutons, bacon, and chopped chives.

Substances You Want for Flavorful Potato Soup

On their very own, cauliflower and potatoes don’t have a very robust taste, so that they profit from this lineup of accompanying substances:

Butter: Slightly butter provides probably the most scrumptious taste, however when you would favor your soup to be dairy free/vegan, be happy to sub olive oil as a substitute. Be aware that you’ll lose somewhat taste.
Onion & Garlic: A key base for this soup (and lots of different scrumptious meals!).
Lemon Juice: This may increasingly appear to be a wierd addition to cauliflower and potatoes, however belief me, the soup doesn’t style practically nearly as good with out it. An acid is unquestionably wanted, and somewhat squeeze of contemporary lemon makes a world of distinction right here, brightening up and rounding out all of the flavors. The soup doesn’t style in any respect lemony, and with out it, the soup tastes prefer it’s lacking one thing.
Herbs/Seasonings: We’re seasoning this soup with dried thyme and parsley, salt and pepper, and a bay leaf (you’ll take away it earlier than mixing the soup).
Broth: You should utilize hen or vegetable broth—chef’s selection.
Elective Heavy Cream: For an additional-rich and creamy soup, you possibly can stir in somewhat heavy cream. However the soup continues to be deliciously creamy with out it!

Finest Potatoes to Use

I take advantage of Yukon gold potatoes, however you should utilize any white or yellow/gold potatoes, or russet potatoes. I haven’t examined this with candy potatoes, however you possibly can definitely attempt it!

Be certain that to peel them earlier than chopping and including to the pot. The starchy potatoes will prepare dinner down within the broth and, as soon as blended, give this soup its thick, hearty texture. There’s completely no want for flour or cornstarch.

ingredients on white wooden surface including broth, herbs, bay leaf, pepper, onion, salt, garlic, lemon, and potatoes.

How you can Make Creamy Cauliflower Potato Soup

You may make this complete soup in 1 giant stockpot or Dutch oven. Begin by cooking the onions within the butter. As soon as they’re starting to launch some moisture and switch translucent, add the minced garlic. Prepare dinner and stir for a couple of minute, after which add the salt, pepper, and herbs. Observe that up with the remaining substances. Yep, simply toss every part into the pot! (Besides the heavy cream; when you’re planning to incorporate it, maintain off until the tip.)

wooden spoon stirring herbed onions and garlic in pot.

Carry the soup as much as a boil, then decrease the temperature and let it simmer till the potatoes and cauliflower are good and tender. Earlier than mixing, the soup appears like this:

pot of cauliflower potato soup before blending.

You should utilize both a daily blender or an immersion blender. The advantage of an immersion blender is you possibly can simply preserve the soup within the pot for this step. If utilizing a daily blender, you’ll have to mix in batches.

Ideas for mixing sizzling soup in a daily (not immersion) blender:

Let the soup cool barely earlier than transferring it to the blender.
Use a ladle to spoon the soup into the blender, don’t attempt to pour the new soup from the pot.
Don’t overfill the blender; fill solely about midway and mix in batches.
Be certain that your blender has a vented lid, to permit steam to flee.

If you wish to stir in somewhat cream for further richness, now’s the time:

pot of cauliflower potato soup with wooden spoon topped with parsley, chives, and bacon.

Toppings & Pairings

For serving this creamy cauliflower potato soup, I prefer to high it with chopped chives or scallions, parsley, home made croutons, and/or some crumbled bacon. You possibly can additionally make a tacky model by stirring in some freshly shredded cheddar or parmesan cheese.

Serve alongside a contemporary inexperienced salad with home made Italian salad dressing, and a few crusty artisan bread or ciabatta bread (or get pleasure from in a bread bowl!).

2 bowls of cauliflower potato soup with croutons, bacon, and chopped chives on top.

If you happen to’re on the lookout for extra lightened-up consolation meals recipes, be sure you attempt my butternut squash mac and cheese and creamy hen noodle soup, too! Each are warming and flavorful, however not too heavy.

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