Slow Cooker Cauliflower Soup
This slow cooker cauliflower soup is just divine! It is creamy, dairy free, amazing tasting and easy to make. It’s a warm comforting soup on cold days that also manages to be light and refreshing on a warm ones. Also delicious served cold!
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 186kcal
Equipment
- 3.5 quart slow cooker Or larger
- cutting board and knife
Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower Cut into florets
- 6-8 cloves roasted garlic
- 1 cup cashew pieces, raw, unsalted
- 1 shallot chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- 1 cup non-dairy milk I use almond milk
- nutritional yeast optional
- non-stick cooking spray
- fresh thyme and cashew pieces for serving
Instructions
- spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray to make clean up easiernon-stick cooking spray
- cut cauliflower into florets.1 head cauliflower
- add all ingredients other than milk and nutritional yeast into slow cooker.6-8 cloves roasted garlic, 1 cup cashew pieces, raw, unsalted, 1 shallot, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon black pepper, 3 cups vegetable broth, 1 head cauliflower
- cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4. The goal is for all the cauliflower pieces and cashew pieces to be soft.
- after all are cooked through, use an immersion blender to blend it all into a creamy consistency.
- add milk and nutritional yeast (if using)1 cup non-dairy milk, nutritional yeast
- stir to fully combine and keep on the warm setting until you are ready to serve.
- Optional: When serving top with some fresh thyme and extra cashewfresh thyme and cashew pieces for serving
Notes
Nutritional yeast is added for flavor and is fully optional if you want to skip it.
Nutrition
Calories: 186kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 911mg | Potassium: 499mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 406IU | Vitamin C: 50mg | Calcium: 94mg | Iron: 2mg