Description
Delightful thai coconut cauliflower soup blends creamy coconut milk with roasted cauliflower for a comforting meal. Warm spices and fresh herbs provide depth, ensuring you’ll savor each spoonful of this nourishing, aromatic dish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (15 fl oz / 443 ml) can full-fat coconut milk
- 4 cups (32 fl oz / 946 ml) vegetable broth
- 1 large head cauliflower, cut into florets
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp Thai green curry paste
- 1-inch piece ginger, minced
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- 1 lime, juiced
- Salt, to taste
- Chopped cilantro, for serving
- Chopped peanuts, for serving
Instructions
- Aromatic Foundation: Heat coconut oil in a Dutch oven over medium temperature (350°F/175°C), creating a flavorful base for the Thai-inspired soup.
- Flavor Layering: Sauté onions, garlic, and ginger until translucent, releasing their aromatic essence and building depth of flavor.
- Spice Activation: Introduce curry paste and ground cumin, stirring rapidly to awaken the spices and develop a complex taste profile for 30 seconds.
- Vegetable Integration: Add cauliflower florets and vegetable broth, ensuring partial vegetable coverage to maintain texture and flavor concentration.
- Simmering Transformation: Reduce heat and gently simmer for 15 minutes, allowing cauliflower to soften and absorb the spice-infused liquid while developing rich flavors.
- Creamy Completion: Incorporate full-fat coconut milk and continue cooking until cauliflower becomes tender and the soup reaches a luxurious, velvety consistency.
- Final Refinement: Remove from heat and use an immersion blender to create a silky smooth texture, then season with kosher salt and fresh lime juice to brighten the overall flavor profile.
- Elegant Presentation: Serve in warm bowls, garnishing with fresh cilantro leaves and crushed roasted peanuts to add textural contrast and visual appeal.
Notes
- Select High-Fat Coconut Milk: Choose full-fat coconut milk for maximum creaminess and rich flavor, avoiding low-fat versions that can make the soup watery and less satisfying.
- Control Spice Intensity: Adjust curry paste quantity based on personal heat tolerance, starting with less and gradually adding more to achieve desired spiciness without overwhelming the delicate cauliflower flavor.
- Maintain Vegetable Texture: Avoid overcooking cauliflower to preserve its subtle nutty taste and prevent turning the soup into a mushy consistency, watching carefully during simmering stage.
- Enhance Depth of Flavor: Toast spices briefly in hot oil to release their essential oils and develop a more complex, aromatic base that elevates the overall taste profile of the soup.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Thai
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 700 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg