HEALTHY KALE AND CAULIFLOWER SOUP #soup #cauliflower
Dark, leafy greens are all nutritional champs but kale might be the leanest and meanest of them all. This flavourful, healthy kale and cauliflower soup is a delicious, nutritious and easy way to eat more kale. It’s easy to make with just a few simple, budget-friendly ingredients and comes together in about 20 minutes. This soup is low calorie, vegan, gluten-free and fat-free.
CAULIFLOWER HEALTH BENEFITS
There are many reasons that I love this beautiful, cruciferous superfood vegetable. First of all, did you know cauliflower is low in fat and carbohydrates, but packed with fibre, folate, water, vitamin C and several phytochemicals that may protect against cancer? Win. Secondly, cauliflower is an excellent sneaky veggie chameleon. It can masquerade as ground beef, rice, mashed potatoes and chicken wings and those are just a few of the ways you can use this veggie.
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- 1 large white or yellow onion, diced (390 g)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 medium carrots (175 g, approx. 1.5 cups chopped)
- 1 tsp each dried parsley and ground thyme
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 6 cups vegetable stock
- 1 head of cauliflower (775 g, approx. 7 cups chopped)
- 4 cups lightly packed, chopped, de-stemmed kale (120 g)
- salt and pepper, to taste
INSTRUCTIONS :
- Saute the onions and garlic in a a few splashes of vegetable stock until they start to soften, about 5 minutes.
- add in the chopped carrots, parsley and thyme. Cook a few more minutes, adding a bit more stock if needed so it doesn’t stick.
- add in the vegetable stock and chopped cauliflower.
- Simmer until the cauliflower is tender.
- Place about 3/4 of the soup into a blender, leaving some pieces of carrot and cauliflower behind so it will be somewhat chunky.
- Process until smooth and then pour the blended soup back into the pot.
- Turn off the heat and stir in the chopped kale. Let sit for 5-10 minutes before serving to allow kale to soften.
