Dairy Free Chunky Cauliflower Soup is lightly spiced comfort food.
Course Soup
Cuisine Comfort Food
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 6Servings
Calories 141kcal
Author Ginny McMeans
Ingredients
4tablespoonsdairy free butter
½onion - diced
2clovesgarlic - minced
½teaspoonchipotle powder
¼cupflour
1cupdairy free milk - unsweetened
4cupsvegetable broth - divided as 1 cup and 3 cups
1headcauliflower - broken into bite side florets
1teaspoondried parsley
1teaspoonsalt
½teaspoonground black pepper
Instructions
In a medium saucepan and medium-high heat, melt 4 tablespoons dairy free butter.
Add onion and sauté about 10 minutes until translucent.
Add garlic and chipotle powder, heat through, stirring. his takes just a few seconds.
Add flour, stirring to combine cook for one minute.
Add dairy-free milk and one cup of the vegetable broth. Stir to combine. Bring to a slow boil stirring so that the mix does not burn. It takes about 5 to 10 minutes to thicken.
Take off the heat and set aside.
In a large stockpot add 3 cups vegetable broth. Add cauliflower florets, cover and bring to a boil.
Turn down heat and simmer 15 minutes.
Pour white sauce into the stockpot along with the vegetable broth and cauliflower.
Add parsley, salt and pepper.
Stir and heat through.
Taste to see if you would like to add more salt.
If it is thicker than you like add up to ¼ cup dry white wine or more vegetable broth.
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Notes
If you'd like to switch out the chipotle powder you could use smoked paprika (gives a smokey flavor without the liquid smoke).