Vegan Roasted Cauliflower & Leek Soup
A creamy, dairy-free soup, that is bursting with flavor from roasted cauliflower and oniony leeks.
Equipment
- 1 soup pot
Ingredients
- 1 head large cauliflower cut into florets = about 6-8 cups
- 2 leeks (sliced thin light green and white parts only) or one large leek
- 1 cup white beans
- 4-6 cups reduced sodium vegetable stock see recipe notes above
- 1 clove garlic
- ½ teaspoon coarse salt
- freshly ground pepper
- 1 handful chopped parsley
- 1 lemon quartered
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Arrange cauliflower onto a baking sheet.
- Drizzle with a bit of the olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper and toss together.
- Roast cauliflower until golden brown about 20-25 minutes.
- Once the cauliflower has roasted set aside. In a large pot heat the remaining oil oil to a medium sized soup pot.
- Add the leeks and suate until softend about 5 min.
- Add the garlic and saute until fragrant.
- Add the roasted cauliflower (but reserving a few pieces to top the soup with) beans, and enough broth just to cover the vegetables.
- Add another pinch of salt and pepper.
- Bring the soup to a gentle boil then simmer for about 20 minutes.
- Allow soup to cool slighlty.
- Very carefully, use an immersion blender to puree or transfer soup blender and puree.
- Ladle soup into bowls and add a squirt of lemon juice (optional but recommended).
- Top the soup with left over pieces of roasted cauliflower and parsley. Adjust seasonings as needed.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1bowlCalories: 98kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 5gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.05gSodium: 458mgPotassium: 538mgFiber: 5gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 886IUVitamin C: 60mgCalcium: 72mgIron: 2mg
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