African-spiced cauliflower soup recipe

If you want a dish that uses up the cauliflower that's languishing in your fridge then this tasty soup is the recipe for you. With warm, African-inspired spices, this is a bowl of pure comfort and healthy to boot!

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil

  • 2 medium onions

    finely chopped

  • 3 cloves garlic

    chopped

  • 2 tsps cumin

  • 1 tsp hot paprika

  • ½ tsp cinnamon

  • 1L chicken stock

  • 250ml water

  • 1/2 head cauliflower

    broken into florets

  • 1 cup mashed potato

    or 2 potatoes peeled and diced

  • 250ml coconut milk

  • chilli flakes

    to serve (optional)

Allergy Advice

Contains Nuts

Equipment

  • 1 stockpot
  • 1 stick blender

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in a stockpot.
  2. Saute onion and garlic until soft.
  3. Add spices, saute for 1 minute.
  4. Add stock, water and cauliflower, plus potatoes if using raw. Simmer with lid on stockpot until cauliflower is soft.
  5. Add coconut milk and mashed potato (if using). Puree with stick blender.
  6. Reheat gently. Serve sprinkled with chilli flakes for adult diners. Delicious with a fresh cob of bread and butter.

Notes

Tip
Serve sprinkled with chilli flakes for adult diners.
Tip
Delicious with a fresh cob of bread and butter.
Variation
This soup works well as a vegetarian option if you substitute veggie stock for the chicken.
Variation
Adding a can of haricot beans for protein to the soup, and warming through gently for five minutes, makes this an easy one-pot wonder for dinner

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