Roasted Cauliflower Soup is so amazingly easy, you need to try it to believe it. Cream of cauliflower soup recipe without cream. Rich, luscious, and silky smooth texture, all with the help of your blender.
Once you see how easy and delicious this is, Orange Cauliflower Soup will be next on your list.
Roasting cauliflower creates a wonderful nutty taste. Smoked paprika is the perfect seasoning. This easy cauliflower blended soup is ideal for warming up on a chilly day.
Roasted Pumpkin Soup was my first attempt at making soup in the blender. Let me tell you, I was hooked! Who would have thought that it would be so easy? Honestly, it feels like no work, yet tastes like you have been cooking all day.
I still remember Mom’s delicious creations. Pea soup using the leftover holiday ham is still one of my favourites. Chicken noodle, borscht, and Ukrainian sauerkraut were staples all winter long. Comfort food that is simple and so satisfying.
Although these are not difficult to make they do require time and patience. Seems these days time is a luxury most people don’t have.
There is a simple cheat that will make it seem like you simmered soup all day in a pot, but really you had it ready in no time flat. Using your blender! Blended soups are super easy, and the texture is so smooth, you don’t even need cream.
Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Soup Ingredients
With a few easy to find ingredients dinner will be ready in no time.
- Fresh cauliflower
- Smoked Paprika
- Olive oil
- Chicken broth
- Greek yogurt
- Grated cheese for garnish
If you need a vegan option, be sure to check out the suggestions below.
Making Blender Soup With Roasted Cauliflower
Roasting vegetables is such a great way to bring out some wonderful flavours. Our favourite way of preparing veggies all year long.
- Wash, cut and roast the cauliflower. Bonus you can even do this ahead of time.
- Place all ingredients (except cheese) into your blender.
- Puree. That’s it. It doesn’t get any easier than this.
My blender has a soup setting. It is such a cool feature. When the cycle ends, the soup is HOT and ready to serve.
If you don’t have this feature, no problem. Just blitz all the ingredients until smooth. You have to do it in batches depending on the size of your appliance. Pour into a pot, heat and serve.
No blender? No problem. Place the roasted cauliflower and all the ingredients (except the cheese) into a pot. Use an immersion blender to puree. Heat and serve.
Suggestions / Recipe Tips
- I used bacon flavoured olive oil to roast the cauliflower. Any oil will work.
- Different cheese for garnish is a nice way to change the flavour. Smoked cheddar, crumbled blue, or feta are great choices.
- You can even top this soup with roasted chickpeas, fresh herbs or nuts.
- Instead of smoked paprika try nutmeg.
- Switch up the colour of cauliflower, they are all delicious.
- Homemade broth works. Store bought is an easy alternative.
- You can switch out the yogurt for cream or evaporated milk if you prefer.
- If you need a vegan version, use vegetable broth and vegan yogurt or a plant based milk, and top with a vegan cheese or nuts.
- Great sides would be: Cheddar Onion Muffins, Irish Soda Bread or Cheesy Cornbread.
- If time is an issue, roast the cauliflower a day or two ahead of time.
- Store leftovers in a container in the fridge. It will last for 3-4 days.
- Freeze for longer storage. Place in a freezer bag, container, or vacuum sealed pouch.
- Reheat on the stove in a pot, or bowls in the microwave.
Types Of Cauliflower
You might be surprised to know that cauliflower has many colours. If you are lucky enough to find a market, be sure to give some of these a try. A fun twist from the common white cauliflower. Eating cauliflower raw is super delicious too, like in this cauliflower coleslaw recipe.
- Romanesco also called Broccoflower. It is lime-green in colour, and has a spikey appearance, crunchy texture and nutty taste.
- Green is sweeter than the common white version and similar to the texture of broccoli.
- Purple is super healthy. The vibrant hue comes natually from an antioxidant called anthocyanin.
- Orange contains beta-carotene in the florets. There is also a Cheddar Cheese variety, but does not taste like cheese at all. It is milder than the white variety.
Here are a few more delicious homemade soup recipes:
Roasted Cauliflower Blender Soup
Ingredients
- 24 ounces fresh cauliflower (1 large head)
- 1 ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (I used bacon flavoured)
- 4 cups chicken broth
- ½ cup greek yogurt
- ½ cup grated cheese for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425ºF.
- Wash and cut cauliflower into florets and place in baking dish. Coat with olive oil and paprika. Roast for about 30 mnuntes until tender.24 ounces fresh cauliflower, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- Once cooked, let cool slightly.
- Add all the ingredients (except) the cheese into a blender.4 cups chicken broth, ½ cup greek yogurt
- Press the "soup" setting.
- Once done, pour into a bowl and garnish with cheese.½ cup grated cheese for garnish
Alicia Taylor
I am going to make this with my homemade veggie broth. I make it on the weekend and freeze it in large silicone ice cube trays. We love cauliflower and I have a feeling this would be added to our regular dinner rotation if I make it. My hubby loves my broccoli and cheese soup that I make without cream.
Homemade & Yummy
YES kudos to the homemade broth. It would be perfect in this soup. ENJOY!!
ManilaSpoon
I bet this tastes so yummy with the cauliflower roasted beforehand thus bringing out it’s delicious flavor! I do have a good blender and this is certainly the perfect soup to try on that! YUM!
Homemade & Yummy
Blender soups are so easy and delicious.
Adriana Lopez Martn
Cauliflower is one of my favorite ingredients and this idea of roasting it and then make soup sound so flavorful. yoru photography is amazing too =)
Homemade & Yummy
Thanks so much for the photography compliments. It has been an uphill battle that I still am climbing.
Lynn | The Road to Honey
Ha! Ha! It seems you and I have something in common as I traded in my vintage blender (it was grandmas) and got a new blender last year too. . .and it happened to be a Vitamix. That said, I think that I really am under utilizing my Vitamix as I typically only make smoothies in it and rely on my food processor for most other things. Because of this, I love seeing new ways that I can put this essential kitchen appliance to good work. I mean. . .to your point. . .they are expensive so the more it’s used the better. This soup looks like a lovely meal to branch out with..
Homemade & Yummy
I know…the Vitamx is so amazing. You can make so many things in it.
Kelly @ Trial and Eater
I’ve done a lot of things with cauliflower, but I’ve never blended it up! I’ll have to add this to the list, looks so good.
Homemade & Yummy
Oh my…you don’t know what you are missing. This soup is so easy and delicious.
Sarah James @ Tales From The Kitchen Shed
Your soup looks delicious, roasting veggies really brings out their flavour doesn’t it? I like the sound of the bacon flavoured oil and smoked paprika with the cauliflower, my mouth is watering 🙂
Homemade & Yummy
I know…the bacon oil is so good. Smoked paprika is a regular addition to lots of meals around here.
Caroline @ Caroline's Cooking
I love roasting veggies and blending them up for soup. The paprika in here must adda lovely flavor.
Homemade & Yummy
Yes I love smoked paprika and use it in so many recipes. Hot, mild, bittersweet…love them all.
Sarah @ TheFitCookie
That soup looks delicious! I love smoked paprika – it adds so much great flavor to dishes. Those bowls are super cute too 🙂
Homemade & Yummy
I love the bowls too. Funny what a food blogger buys when they go grocery shopping!!
Julia
The recipe is lovely and the pictures are gorgeous! Love the use of Greek yogurt. And I didn’t even know that there’s bittersweet paprika – that’s new for me!
Homemade & Yummy
YES…so many different paprikas. I use them all the time.
Alicia Taylor
Oh my goodness! This elevates something simple to the elegant.
Homemade & Yummy
I will agree with you. Simple can be so good.
Veena Azmanov
I have only made Roasted Cauliflower or Cauliflower Indian style – this sounds so amazing. Need to try. Time to add more cauliflower to our diet. Definitely going to try this..
Homemade & Yummy
ENJOY…it is easy and delicious.
Fred Nonterah
I really hated cauliflower when I was growing up but I’ve fallen in love with it the past few years. I would love to try this with a dash of cayenne or habaneros. Thanks for sharing Gloria!
Homemade & Yummy
Yes I think it would be delicious with the added spice as well. Hope you give it a try.
traditionallymodernfood
never tried soup with raosted cauliflower. this soup is easy and i can imagine the flavors. yogurt for richness is yet another favorite part
Homemade & Yummy
It really is delicious…and so easy to make. Love using yogurt in recipes for the dairy.
GiGi Eats
NOMMMM!! I friggin’ love cauliflower – if I eat too much it doesn’t like me back, but whatever, I will forever be it’s lover!
Homemade & Yummy
HAHA…yes we LOVE it too…everyone in the family does.
Melissa
I love roasted cauliflower soup! Where did you find bacon flavored olive oil? Yum!
Homemade & Yummy
OMG the bacon oil is SOOOO good. I use it in so many recipes…and even just with scrambled eggs. We have an oil store that carries it.