Monday 17 March 2014

Cauliflower Soup~5-2 diet



Creamy and rich cauliflower soup delicately fragrance with nutmeg.

Ingredients:

240 g  fresh cauliflower florets finely chopped
1 medium potato peeled and diced
1 small white onion peeled and finely diced
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
100 ml water
150 ml milk
1 teaspoon olive oil

Method:

1. Place the potato and cauliflower in a microwaveable bowl and add the 100 ml water to it.
2. Cook the cauliflower and potato on high power for 10 minutes or until the cauliflower and potato are fully cooked.Keep aside
3. Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat and add the onions and sauté them until soft and translucent but not browned.
4.Add the cauliflower and potato to the onions and mix together. Transfer the mixture to a blender jug and purée the soup to a fine purée.
5. Transfer the puréed soup to the pan and add the milk. Bring the soup to a slow simmer and add the salt, pepper and nutmeg.Simmer for 2-3 minutes longer.
6. Transfer the soup to serving bowls and garnish with a small  pinch of nutmeg.

Serve with bread rolls

NB-Bread roll not included in calorie count.

Calories per serving
Carbs
Fat
Protein
Sodium
Sugar
166
34
3
9
702
12



75 comments:

  1. This cauliflower soup actually looks good! My husband doesn't want me to buy cauliflower because he hates it. One time I tried to cook cauliflower in the microwave, and the microwave exploded! I'm not kidding. The recipe for cooked cauliflower said to microwave it for 20 minutes. I've never bought cauliflower again. But I might, now that I have this decent recipe!

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    1. That's so funny exploding cauliflower. Trust me the cauliflower in this recipe will not explode as its cut small and is immersed in water for cooking.

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  2. I love cauliflower soup! I prefer to steam cauliflower though and it only takes 10-15 minutes if you cut up the cauliflower into small pieces.

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    1. I do that sometimes too but this is one of my speedy recipes when I am in a hurry.

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  3. I love cauliflower soup! I prefer to steam cauliflower though which only takes 10-15 minutes if you cut up the cauliflower into small pieces.

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  4. I like soup, but I seldom make it in the microwave. I'll have to try soon

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    1. I use microwave when I need soup in a hurry.It works well.

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  5. This sounds really delicious for 5-2. I love cauliflower soup. GG

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  6. oh soup looks amazing with some bread its a fantastic dinner /lunch

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  7. It's wonderful that cauliflower can be so creamy and gentle. Lovely recipe x

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    1. Thanks Deena , it tastes good and cooks quick too.

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  8. that bowl of soup looks really comforting... would love to try this...

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  9. I am probably one of the few who like cauliflower so I might try this! Thank you x

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    1. Tracy I hope you do its really simple but tasty.

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  10. Another soup to try out, bookmarked! I love cauliflower soup with a hint of cumin and tomato salsa ;) And OH can even eat it without any chunky bits!

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  11. I too had some cauliflower soup for the lunch today. This looks so creamy and delicious.

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  12. I'm not such a big fan of cauliflower unless it's baked (I like it complete) but I'm definitely going to pass this recipe to my husband who is a soup fan.

    Dorit Sasson
    Giving Voice to Your Story
    www.GivingaVoicetotheVoicelessBook.com

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  13. Another lovely soup. I made cauliflower soup last week and added wasabi which goes very nicely.

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    1. That's a good suggestion.I might try it next time.

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  14. I love soup but I've never tried cauliflower soup, this one does look very tasty, I could be tempted.

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  15. The soup look delicious, but that carb count won't allow me to indulge. I can only eat 20 carbs a day. If I could satisfy hunger with wishful thinking, I think I'm covered. :)

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    1. @ Bonnie you can omit the potato totally if you like that will reduce the carbs.

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  16. I really cannot imagine cauliflower soup! I would hate to lose the texture of the cauliflower. But I suppose there will be a lot of people who would rather have cauliflower in a soup. Ingenious idea though.

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    1. Actually I am not a big fan of cauliflower but my hubby is and I was pleasantly surprised at the taste and texture of this soup so I am totally converted.:)

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  17. I love cauliflower, and will have to try this soup. Thank you for sharing!

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    1. I hope you enjoy it Laurel, do drop back and let me know how you like dthe recipe once you make it.

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  18. I know it sounds silly, but I really didn't think soup could be that easy! Sounds amazing. Thanks for sharing,
    www.shemightbeloved.com
    xx

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  19. I'm addicted to cauliflower, and this soup sounds delicious!

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  20. This soup sounds so good and so simple, even I could do it. Thanks for sharing your recipe!

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  21. You had me at cauliflower and this picture just makes it so yummy. Must try this one. xx Donah @ SJB

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  22. This looks very healthy. We have a great Czech recipe of breaded cauliflower, although it is not so healthy. Simply cut into pieces, half boil, after cooling cover in flour, eggs and breadcrumbs, fry in a pan. Serve with boiled potatoes. Delicious.

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  23. This looks very healthy. We have a great Czech recipe of breaded cauliflower, although it is not so healthy. Simply cut into pieces, half boil, after cooling cover in flour, eggs and breadcrumbs, fry in a pan. Serve with boiled potatoes. Delicious.

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  24. i dont know why i have never made soup myself instead of out of a packet/can. must try this!

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    1. Nicol nothing beats home made soup, you know exactly whats in the ingredients and it tastes so fresh. Simple and quick to make too.

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  25. Another great recipe thank you!

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  26. lovely creamy looking soup.

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  27. I keep meaning to try cauliflower soup. One of these days...

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  28. Thanks for posting the nutritional info - that's really helpful. I tend to prefer minestrone... really tasty and low cal! :) I like the tomatoey/bacony taste, mmm.

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  29. I LOVE cauliflower soup and often make a batch with a wee bit of cheese added to it as a treat! This looks LOVELY!

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  30. Very pretty and one of my favourites, too.

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  31. Inviting comforting soup..Would love to finish it rite now.

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  32. The soup looks yummy. I haven't made cauliflower soup so I am going to try your recipe.

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    1. Mina I really hope you enjoy it , do drop me feed back as to how it was.

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  33. I love Cauliflower and would love to see it in more recipes

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    1. I will try and post more cauliflower recipes soon.

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  34. Thanks for the recipe, I would not have thought of cauliflower soup although I do love cauliflower.

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  35. I really life cauliflower, but have never tried cauliflower soup. Thanks for sharing the recipe x

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  36. I love cauliflower but so far I've never made a cream soup out of it
    Thank you for great idea

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  37. Sounds lovely ill be sure to try this soon

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  38. This sounds delicious! Might actually get my boys eating cauliflower!

    LAURA HARRIS

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  39. I love this recipe as I do love cauliflower, but I don't know if I have the willpower for the diet.

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  40. Bizarrely I've never had 'just' cauliflower soup - but it sounds delicious. I love adding a little nutmeg to a recipe :)

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  41. I love cauliflower recipes Never had it in soup, will try out!

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  42. I'm a big fan of cauliflower soup. I like to add Greek yoghurt to mine.

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  43. I have to say I don't think I have ever had cauliflower soup I quite fancy trying some now.

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  44. Mmm...I love home made veggie soup but have never tried it myself. Think I will be changing that very soon :-)

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  45. Looks simple enough for me to cook but good enough for me to eat. Perfect.

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  46. I'm going to try this out, thanks for sharing the recipe. Not tried cauliflower soup before which is surprising as I am a soup fiend!

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  47. This looks very nice. Very simple recipe to follow and it looks very fresh and tasty. I will give this a go. Thanks

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  48. This looks very nice. Very simple recipe to follow and it looks very fresh and tasty. I will give this a go. Thanks

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  49. I really like cauliflower and that looks so good. I actually could eat that now for breakfast!

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  50. That looks like a great, low cal soup - bookmarking :)

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  51. Tried this with coconut milk as substitute and it rocked.

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  52. My hubby dislike us using the mircrowave so I might just boil it the ordinary way. For some reason I have always fail on doing a good cauliflower soup but I will give it another try following your recipe!

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  53. I love cauliflower soup its so easy to make but never tried doing it in the microwave

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