Cheesy Cauliflower Confetti Soup

Flavored with rich cheese & cumin, then dotted with chopped red pepper & carrot chunks, this Cheesy Cauliflower Confetti Soup tastes as good as it looks.

When I made my new Healthier Broccoli Cheese Soup a couple weeks ago, I didn’t realize I was starting a trend.  Requests for more came fast and furious–and each new batch disappeared even faster.  Then, far too soon, the broccoli was gone. 

Time for something similar, but with a character all its own–Cheesy Cauliflower Confetti Soup.  

Flavored with rich cheese & cumin, then dotted with chopped red pepper & carrot chunks, this Cheesy Cauliflower Confetti Soup tastes as good as it looks.

Cheesy Cauliflower Confetti Soup

In the back of my mind, was a beautiful soup I cut from a magazine years ago.  White as the driven snow, it turned out lovely — but had the flavor appeal of paste.  So my new goal was to do a nice white soup — that we actually wanted to eat. Accented with some nice reds and oranges from carrots and red pepper.

Eat a rainbow.  

Flavored with rich cheese & cumin, then dotted with chopped red pepper & carrot chunks, this Cheesy Cauliflower Confetti Soup tastes as good as it looks.

Cheesy Cauliflower Confetti Soup from above

I based the recipe on my broccoli cheese soup, but changed up the spices to keep it pale colored.  So, turmeric and Dijon mustard became cumin and dry mustard.  Orange cheddar gave way to pale fontina.  (You can also use monterey jack or another white melting cheese.)   And this time I did some pureeing to make the body of the soup more opaque. 

The new Cheesy Cauliflower Confetti Soup was a success and is now warming our souls.  Important now, as winter alternatively freezes us and gives us us tantalizing glimpses of spring to come. 

But a perfect reason to eat more soup! 

Flavored with rich cheese & cumin, then dotted with chopped red pepper & carrot chunks, this Cheesy Cauliflower Confetti Soup tastes as good as it looks.

A bite of Cheesy Cauliflower Confetti Soup

Cheesy Cauliflower Confettti Soup

Flavored with rich cheese & cumin, then dotted with chopped red pepper & carrot chunks, this Cheesy Cauliflower Confetti Soup tastes as good as it looks.
Author: Inger
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 278 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 T butter or oil
  • 1 small onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 4 cups chopped cauliflower about 1 head
  • 5 c vegetable broth or chicken
  • 1 red pepper cut into ¼ inch cubes
  • 1 cup carrot shreds half a 10 ounce bag, chopped into shorter pieces
  • 1 cup half and half
  • 2 cups grated fontina cheese or other good melting cheese
  • salt to taste my broth was unsalted, so I added quite a bit

Instructions
 

  • Melt butter in large saucepan. Add onion and garlic and sauté until tender. Stir in mustard, cayenne and cumin.
  • Add flour and stir until completely combined. Add broth slowly, a half cup to a cup at a time, whisking to keep flour lumps from forming.
  • When flour is incorporated bring back to a boil, add cauliflower and stir until slightly thickened and cauliflower is tender. Using a standard or immersion blender, puree some of the cauliflower until it is a consistency you like (I puree half to 2/3).
  • Add carrots and red pepper and simmer until tender, about 5 minutes.
  • Stir in half and half, then add cheese in handfuls, stirring to melt. Taste and adjust salt.
  • Serve warm.

Nutrition

Calories: 278kcal
I am not a health professional and nutrition data is calculated programatically. Accuracy may vary with product selection, calculator accuracy, etc. Consult a professional for the best information.
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10 thoughts on “Cheesy Cauliflower Confetti Soup

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  2. grace

    ooh, fontina! what a great choice! this looks so satisfying and delicious, and i’m always game for an alliterative name! 🙂

  3. Juliana

    I have never thought in putting together cauliflower and cheese in soup…sounds and looks delicious Inger. Thanks for the recipe!
    I hope you are having a nice week 🙂

  4. David

    This looks and sounds absolutely delicious! We have been in a real Collie flower mood lately, and are eating it every way possible! Tomorrow, I making Collie flower saffron soup – a request from a friend – but the next soup I make will be yours!

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