CREAMY ASPARAGUS AND CAULIFLOWER SOUP

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This delicious bowl of soup, despite being dairy-free, looks and feels pretty creamy. We have cauliflower to thank for that. The soup looks like a classic cream of asparagus, and your eyes will fool your palate to a certain extent. In addition to giving it a nice color, the bumpy superfood cauliflower provides a smoother texture to the soup than the less-starchy asparagus could achieve alone.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Soup Recipes     Vegetable Soup Recipes     Cauliflower

Time 40m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves garlic, chopped
6 cups chicken broth
1 head cauliflower, broken into florets
cayenne pepper, or to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 pounds fresh asparagus, trimmed and chopped
2 tablespoons nasturtium petals, or more to taste
2 tablespoons diced asparagus tips, or more to taste

Steps:

  • Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic in hot oil until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir chicken broth, cauliflower, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper into garlic. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until cauliflower is tender, about 15 minutes.
  • Stir 2 pounds asparagus into cauliflower mixture and increase heat to high. Cook until asparagus is tender but still bright green, 5 to 6 minutes.
  • Blend soup with an immersion blender until smooth; season with salt and black pepper. Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with flower petals and diced asparagus tips.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 83.9 calories, Carbohydrate 9.4 g, Cholesterol 3.8 mg, Fat 4 g, Fiber 4.2 g, Protein 4.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.5 g, Sodium 744.1 mg, Sugar 4.6 g

Sihle Duma
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I love this soup! It's creamy, flavorful, and easy to make. I highly recommend it.


Jessica Hudson
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This soup is easy to make and it's delicious. It's the perfect soup for a weeknight meal.


Herbert Tootle
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This soup is a great way to warm up on a cold day. It's also very filling and satisfying.


Aminu Ahmad Isah
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I'm not a big fan of cream soups, but this one is the exception. It's light and flavorful, and the asparagus and cauliflower give it a nice crunch.


Sunny Mithu
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This soup is a great way to use up leftover asparagus and cauliflower. It's also a great way to get your kids to eat their vegetables.


Scholarstica Mtika
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I'm not a huge fan of cauliflower, but I loved this soup! The asparagus and cheese masked the cauliflower flavor perfectly.


Pamela Clarke
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This soup is perfect for a cold winter day. It's creamy, flavorful, and warming.


Double Kumar
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I made this soup for my family and they loved it! It's a great way to get kids to eat their vegetables.


QARI YT
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This soup is delicious! I love the creamy texture and the fresh flavor of the asparagus and cauliflower.


Lily Dyer
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This soup is creamy, flavorful, and easy to make. It's the perfect soup for a weeknight meal.


alsan gurung
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I've made this soup several times and it's always a hit. It's so easy to make and it's always delicious.


Ana Sofia Jurado Ortiz
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This soup is so creamy and flavorful. I love the combination of asparagus and cauliflower. It's the perfect soup for a cold winter day.


Chris Durham
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I'm not a huge fan of asparagus, but I loved this soup! The cauliflower mellowed out the flavor of the asparagus and the creamy sauce made it irresistible.


zeenia khan
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This is my new favorite soup recipe! It's so easy to make and it's always a crowd-pleaser. I love the creamy texture and the fresh flavor of the asparagus and cauliflower.


Taras Morti
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I made this soup for a dinner party and it was a hit! Everyone loved it. The asparagus and cauliflower were perfectly cooked and the creamy sauce was delicious.


Raja_ Umar
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This soup is amazing! It's creamy, flavorful, and so easy to make. I followed the recipe exactly and it turned out perfectly. My family loved it and asked for seconds.