Description
Creamy sweet potato soup with roasted cauliflower crumbles delights palates with its rich, comforting flavors. Nutritious ingredients blend seamlessly, offering a warm embrace of seasonal goodness you’ll savor to the last spoonful.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 cups (1.4 L) vegetable broth
- 3 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed (about 6 cups)
- 1 head cauliflower, cut into small florets
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 3 tablespoons (45 mL) olive oil or avocado oil
- ½ inch piece fresh ginger, peeled
- 1 teaspoon (5 g) kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon (2 g) smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon (1 g) ground coriander
- ½ teaspoon (1 g) dried thyme
- ½ cup (60 g) macadamia nuts or cashews (soaked if not using high-speed blender)
- Chopped fresh chives
- Lemon wedges
- Chili oil or infused olive oil
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Roasting Vegetables: Preheat oven to 425°F. Arrange sweet potatoes and onions on a baking sheet, generously coating with oil and seasoning. Simultaneously, spread cauliflower florets on another tray, coating with paprika, coriander, and thyme. Roast vegetables until caramelized and tender, rotating cauliflower periodically to ensure even browning.
- Cauliflower Preparation: After initial roasting, fragment cauliflower into rustic crumbles and return to oven for additional crisping, creating a textural garnish with golden, crisp edges.
- Soup Blending: Transfer roasted sweet potatoes and onions to a high-powered blender. Add fresh ginger, macadamia nuts, and vegetable broth. Blend until achieving a silky, uniform consistency, working in batches if needed to ensure smooth integration.
- Soup Finishing: Pour blended mixture into a large pot, warming gently over medium heat. Refine seasoning by adjusting salt and pepper to enhance the soup’s nuanced flavors.
- Serving: Ladle the velvety soup into bowls, garnishing with crispy cauliflower crumbles, finely chopped chives, and a bright citrus squeeze. Optionally drizzle chili oil for an additional layer of warmth and complexity.
Notes
- Optimize Roasting Technique: Ensure vegetables are spread in a single layer without overcrowding to achieve maximum caramelization and prevent steaming.
- Texture Enhancement: Pulse cauliflower crumbles carefully to maintain varied, rustic sizes for a more interesting mouthfeel and varied crunch.
- Dietary Flexibility: Easily convert to vegan or dairy-free recipe by using plant-based broth and ensuring all ingredients meet specific dietary requirements.
- Flavor Depth Trick: Allow roasted vegetables to cool slightly before blending to concentrate their natural sweetness and develop more complex flavor profiles.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 500 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg