Cauliflower is my favourite vegetable, but for some reason it doesn’t appear regularly on the family food order, so I find myself making a special request when I realise we haven’t had it for some time. Our local Waitrose isn’t too hot on organic foods and there’s no farmers’ market, so if we forget to include cauliflower in our weekly Ocado order, we have to wait another week.
Cauliflower is high in Vitamin C and a good source of protein, B Vitamins, Omega Oils, Vitamin K (for good bone health), Magnesium, Iron and many other minerals.
I am always thinking of new ways to eat this versatile veg and recently tried a curried cauliflower soup which turned out really well.
This recipe made enough for a large bowl for one as a main meal or two small bowls as a starter. It was ready in next to no time and is simple to make.
Not too spicy.
And the secret ingredient? Peanut butter! I love peanut butter and will use any excuse to include it.
Ingredients
(Organic where possible).
1 Heaped Tsp Coconut Oil
1 Small Onion, chopped
Approx. One third of a medium organic Cauliflower, washed and chopped, including any stalk
One and a Half Cups Sweetcorn, fresh or frozen – reserve the half cup until the end
1 Heaped Tsp Curry Powder
1/2 Vegetable Stock Cube
A Good Squeeze of Tomato Purée
Approx. 500mls Boiling Water
Heaped Tsp of Smooth Peanut Butter
Black Pepper & Pink Himalayan Salt
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Melt the coconut oil until it is hot but not smoking.
Add the onion, stirfry for a few seconds, add the cauliflower and sweat for a few minutes with the lid on over a low heat.
Add the curry powder and stir well.
Add 1 Cup of the sweetcorn, dissolve the stock cube and tomato purée in the water and add to the pan.
Add a few twists of black pepper.
Replace the lid and simmer gently on a low heat until the veg is cooked.
When it is nearly cooked, lightly steam the remaining sweetcorn or cook gently in a little simmering water for a couple of minutes and strain. Set aside.
Blend the soup with a stick blender until most of it is quite smooth but leaving some unblended bits for bite, if liked.
Stir the peanut butter in well, adjust the seasoning, add the remaining cooked sweetcorn and serve.
You might also like to try Fruity Vegetable Curry with Lemony Almond Cauliflower ‘Rice’ or ‘Couscous’
See also: Warming Sweet Potato & Ginger Soup
Zesty Orange Squash Soup – Yes, Really!
Vegan, Gluten-Free Carrot, Beetroot & Basil Soup
Thick and Chunky Winter Soup with Green Lentils
Copyright: Chris McGowan
pearsnotparsnipsdotcom 
I really like this ( to have a go at making I mean) I don’t have much imagination regarding cauliflower, having only tried it once with cheese sauce and found it quite vile. Although I did have the cauliflower couscous/rice once when M&S trialled it and didn’t continue with it, sadly. That was lovely. (Do I recall correctly that you made some sort of porridge with cauliflower…?) So yes, I’m quite open to having a go with this at the weekend. Thanks for the great ideas! 🙂
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Oh good 😊 Actually, I just scheduled a recipe using cauliflower couscous/rice for next week! Great minds 👌🏻 Yes, I was brave enough or daft enough to make cauliflower oats 😄 I hope hink it’s one of the veg that is definitely tastier if organic, and not to be cooked to mush!
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