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Cream of Roasted Cauliflower and Broccoli Soup

February 22, 2016   6 Comments

This is official my favorite recipe of 2016 (and we just started the year!).

Roast Cauliflower Broccoli Soup

I took my favorite roasted vegetables and made a soup. My son, who avoids vegetables whenever he can, ate 3 bowls of this soup and asked me to make it again! Win for mom!

What happens here is that the cauliflower and broccoli have a deep flavor after roasting that they simple miss when you steam them. Also, I puree ½ the cauliflower in a blender to make “cream” and add a little cream to make the soup really creamy. This way you cut calories without noticing (my favorite way).

You also get a lot of volume with this soup because you have chunks of roasted broccoli and cauliflower swimming around.

Cream of Roasted Cauliflower and Broccoli Soup Recipe

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Makes 10 cups

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Ingredients

1 large head cauliflower (about 1.5 pds), cored and cut into 1-inch florets
2 crowns of broccoli (about 1.5 pds), cut into 1-inch florets
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
6 cups chicken or vegetable stock (low sodium)
1 cup half and half
1 teaspoon dried thyme
cooked bacon (optional)

Instructions

Heat oven to 450 F. Line two rimmed baking sheets with aluminum foil and put broccoli and cauliflower on separate sheets. Drizzle 1/2 tablespoon olive oil on each and roast for 20 minutes until tender.

Meanwhile, sauté onion in 4-6 quart stockpot in 1 tablespoon olive oil until translucent.

When cauliflower and broccoli are finished roasting, take ½ of cauliflower and place in a blender with 1 cup of stock. Blend until smooth. Add broccoli, the rest of the cauliflower, blended cauliflower, remaining 5 cups of stock, half and half, and thyme to the stock pot. Warm until heated through and serve with chopped bacon.

Nutrition Facts

One cup without bacon is 106 calories, 6.2 g fat, 2.2 g saturated fat, 10.7 g carbohydrates, 3.7 g sugar, 4.5 g protein, 3.8 g fiber, 250 mg sodium, 2 SmartPts

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6 Comments:

Did you use fat free half and half or regular? It could make a difference in caloric and points plus figures.

@Marilyn - I am using regular half and half but you can use whatever you want. This recipe isn't particularly high fat and the flavor makes you want to eat lots of vegetables. Thanks for your question!

When I make this I will use straight evap. skim milk. I always have this in my pantry to use in place of H & H or cream. Works like a charm.

Think I will try with unsweetened almond milk.

You can also cream some of the cauliflower with a small amount of milk to make a creamy soup with a purée.

What happened to the onions? Do they get blended up with the broccolli and cauliflower?


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