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Golden Cauliflower Soup

Golden Cauliflower Soup

Chelsea Colbath
A light, simple soup that's the perfect starter for Thanksgiving day. Made with an entire head of cauliflower and a tablespoon of turmeric, this soup if full of nutrients but won't get you overly stuffed before the big meal!
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1 head of cauliflower
  • 1 small yellow onion
  • 2 inches of fresh ginger
  • 4 large cloves of garlic
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh rosemary leaves
  • 1 Tablespoon ground turmeric
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 6 cups vegetable or chicken stock preferably low-sodium

Instructions
 

  • 1. Remove any leaves on the outside of the cauliflower, then cut into 4 and chop each quarter into bite-sized pieces. Roughly chop the onion and ginger into a few pieces each (since everything will be blended up at the end, there's no need to get uniform sizes).
  • 2. Put a medium-sized soup pot over medium-high heat, then add the coconut oil, cauliflower, onion, and ginger. Cook for 5-8 minutes, stirring often, until cauliflower starts to soften and gets slightly brown on the edges.
  • 3. Peel the garlic cloves, and add them whole into the pot with the rosemary leaves. Stir and let cook for another 1-2 minute, then season with turmeric, salt, and pepper.
  • 4. Add the stock and turn the heat to high. Once the soup is boiling, cook for another 2-3 minutes, or until cauliflower is tender. Turn off the heat and let cool slightly, then carefully ladle the soup into the base of a food processor or high-powered blender, and puree until smooth (you may need to do this in 2 batches, depending on the size of your food processor. I recommend only filling your food processor about 1/2 way with hot liquid, so as it blends up you don't find yourself with hot soup all over the kitchen).
  • 5. Once soup is pureed, pour back into the pot and keep on low heat until ready to serve. Taste and add extra pinches of salt and pepper, if needed.
  • 6. To make this soup in advance, simply allow the pureed soup to cool to room temperature, then store in the fridge up to 5 days before Thanksgiving. Warm on medium-low heat about 15 minutes before you want to serve it.

Notes

As a starter before a regular meal, this may only serve 4-6 people, but on a day like Thanksgiving where there is a feast to be eaten after, this recipe should easily serve 8 people. I like to serve it in tea or coffee mugs and let people sip on it before the meal is ready.