Curried Cauliflower Soup With Apples

You’ll love this unique cauliflower soup flavored with curry and topped with apples.

One of the things I love about cauliflower is that it’s essentially a blank slate to which you can add other flavors. In this curried cauliflower soup, the mild nuttiness of the cauliflower, tart-sweetness of the apples, and aromatic heat of the curry blend together into a creamy, savory-sweet soup. It’s easy to make, too.

What you’ll need to make Curried cauliflower soup With Apples

Step-by-Step Instructions

Begin by gently cooking the onions and garlic in olive oil. You don’t have to worry about chopping the onions uniformly or mincing the garlic (I just smash it) because it’s all going to be puréed anyway.

Add the curry powder and cinnamon and cook until fragrant.

Next, add the cauliflower, chopped apples, chicken broth, salt, and pepper.

Simmer until the cauliflower is tender.

Purée the soup with a hand-held immersion blender until completely smooth and creamy. (Alternatively, you can purée the soup in batches in a standard blender.) When using an immersion blender, I like to tip the pot to one side so the blender can really get in there. You’ll have fewer splatters this way too.

Add the honey and heavy cream and blend again. Note that the recipe only calls for a 1/3 cup of cream, which is way less than most cream soups. I know it’s tempting to leave it out completely but keep in mind it mellows the spices and makes the soup silky.

For the garnish, combine some finely diced apples with a bit of curry powder. Ladle the soup into bowls and spoon some of the curried apples over top.