Ginger & Coconut Cauliflower Bisque

Dan    Recipes, Soups, Vegan     coconut, gluten-free, soup, spicy, Thai, vegan

What you’ll need…

1 yellow onion (chopped)

3 cloves garlic (minced)

olive oil

4 cups cauliflower florets (chopped)

2 TSP five star spice

4 cups coconut milk

1 TBSP red curry paste

1 TBSP sambal oelek

2 cups  chicken stock (or veggie to keep things vegan)

1 lemongrass stalk (cut into 1/4s)

1 lime

1 TBSP sesame oil

2 cups carrot (thinly sliced)

2 cups fresh spinach

1 cup green onions (thinly sliced)

salt & pepper

Cold weather always puts me on a soup kick. I mean, what better way to stay warm right? I’ve had an on-again-off-again relationship with cauliflower since I was about 14 (it’s complicated, don’t ask..and just between you and me, she recently un-friended me on Facebook, so it’s a touchy subject…), but I always find myself coming back to the cauli when I need a good quality ‘warm my bones’ kind of dinner. In addition to being delicious, this soup is also gluten and lactose free, which can also be made vegan if using vegetable stock. Culinary minorities rejoice!

Let’s start things off by throwing the onion and garlic into a medium-sized pot. Drizzle with some olive oil and let cook on medium-high heat until softened, about 5 minutes or so. Next, turn down to medium heat, add-in the cauliflower and five star spice. Give everything a good stir and let cook for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. When the 5 minutes are up, add the coconut milk, curry paste, and sambal oelek. Stir, and let come the soup simmer away for 10 more minutes.

Now, using a hand-held emulsifier or blender puree soup until smooth. Add the chicken stock, lemongrass, 1/2 lime (reserve remainig half for garnishing slices), and sesame oil to the pot. Once the soup returns to a bubble, take a sip and salt & pepper to taste. Just an FYI, you might need a decent amount of salt, we’ve added none thus far! Once that’s all taken care off portion out the carrot and spinach into each bowl. Pour the hot soup over top and garnish with a lime slice and green onions.

Sip back and enjoy!

**note: feel free to add chicken for some solid protein content!**

Serves 4-5

Total cook time…30 min

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