Creamy Cauliflower Potato Soup w/ Crispy Bacon
Save this recipe for the ultimate comfort food: a creamy cauliflower and potato soup, enriched with sweet cream and topped with crispy bacon.
Made with sautéed onions, garlic, tender potatoes, and cauliflower florets, this hearty soup gets extra flavor from carrots, salt, and pepper. Serve it warm with a drizzle of heavy cream (or sour cream), a sprinkle of fresh parsley, and crunchy bacon for a deliciously cozy meal.
I made this recipe with a Thermomix, but it works just fine without one – it just takes a bit longer. Enjoy!
Creamy Cauliflower Potato Soup w/ Crispy Bacon
Creamy cauliflower soup with crispy bacon bits and a drizzle of your choice of cream (heavy cream, sour cream or cooking cream) – smooth, extremely creamy, nourishing and delicious. Probably my favorite comfort soup!
Ingredients
- 2 small onions chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic chopped
- 20 ml olive oil
- 2 potatoes chopped
- 1/2 a cauliflower cut into florets
- 2 small carrots chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- pepper
- 500 ml water
- a few slices of bacon fried
- fresh parsley
- cooking cream (or heavy/sour cream) for serving
Instructions
How to make this soup without a Thermomix:
- Chop the onion and garlic finely, then sauté lightly in olive oil.
- Add the cauliflower florets, potatoes, and carrots (600 g or 1⅓ lbs in total), then 500ml/about 2 cups of water and a teaspoon of salt.
- Boil the vegetables for 20 minutes, then purée them in a blender until you get a fine consistency.
- Serve with salt and pepper to taste, cooking cream or heavy cream, toasted bacon, and parsley leaves.
Soup recipe using a Thermomix:
- Finely chop the onion and garlic – 5 seconds on speed 5.
- Then sauté in olive oil – 3 minutes, 120° C/250° F, speed 1.
- Add the cauliflower florets, potatoes, and carrots (600 g or 1⅓ lbs in total) – mince for 5 seconds on speed 5.
- Add 500ml/about 2 cups of water and a teaspoon of salt and cook for 20 minutes, Varoma, speed 1.
- Blend the soup for 1 minute, speed 5-10, gradually increasing speed.
- Ladle the soup into bowls, add salt and pepper to taste, cooking cream, toasted bacon and parsley leaves.
- It's super smooth, flavorful, and absolutely delicious with croutons or toast.
Notes
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