You won’t believe that this delicious Creamy Cauliflower Soup with Bacon & Parmesan is made with no cream at all!! Healthy and yummy!
You know how we all have our own little quirky things when it comes to food? Well here’s one of mine… I absolutely love creamy dishes, but my body really doesn’t like cream. If I eat something with cream in it, you can be guaranteed I’ll feel sick afterwards. Which to be quite honest, is super annoying. Mind you, I’ll still occasionally tempt fate and go for the creamy option even though I know it’s going to end badly – yep, you could say that I never learn.
Anyway, I’ve come up with the perfect cauliflower soup recipe for someone who LOVES creamy soups, but without any actual cream! Seriously, this tastes so creamy you would swear it has cream in it. But I pinky promise it doesn’t. As you probably know, cauliflower is one of those awesome little vegetables that goes beautifully creamy when you cook it and then blend it all up (you can even make a really creamy sauce using cauliflower which is way healthier than your usual white sauce).
The best thing about this cauliflower soup is that you need hardly any ingredients at all AND it will be ready in no time (making it perfect for a midweek dinner or a lazy weekend lunch). To make the soup, you start off by boiling some cauliflower, vegetable stock, water and a little bit of salt and pepper. While that’s happening, you place your chopped up bacon pieces onto a baking tray and pop them into the oven until they’re nice and crispy.
When the soup is ready, you add in a teeny little bit of butter (or olive oil) and blend until smooth. Add half of the parmesan cheese and blend that through too. Serve the soup with the crunchy bacon pieces and the remaining parmesan cheese. Talk about yum!!! And that’s all there is to it! Seriously the simplest, yummiest, creamy (but not actually creamy!) soup that will keep you nice and toasty warm this winter.
Tell me.. what are your favourite winter soups? I’m a big fan of a classic pumpkin soup; ham, potato & leek soup; as well as a good old fashioned chicken and corn soup!
Creamy Cauliflower Soup with Bacon & Parmesan (and NO cream!) - Conventional Method
Ingredients
- 1 lt vegetable stock 1000g
- 1 kg cauliflower cut into small florets
- sea salt and pepper to season
- 20 g butter
- 150 g bacon cut into small pieces
- 60 g parmesan cheese finely grated
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius.
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Place the chopped cauliflower and vegetable stock into a large pot.
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Season with salt and pepper.
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Boil for 25 minutes or until the cauliflower is very soft.
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Meanwhile, place the bacon pieces onto a baking tray and cook in the preheated oven until crispy (about 15-20 minutes).
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Remove the cauliflower pot from the stovetop and allow to cool slightly.
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Use a stick blender to puree the soup until smooth and creamy.
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Add half of the parmesan cheese and blend through.
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Serve the soup with the crispy bacon pieces and the remaining parmesan cheese.
Creamy Cauliflower Soup with Bacon & Parmesan (and NO cream!) - Thermomix Method
Ingredients
- 1 lt vegetable stock 1000g, use slightly less if using a Thermomix
- 1 kg cauliflower cut into small florets
- sea salt and pepper to season
- 20 g butter
- 150 g bacon cut into small pieces
- 60 g parmesan cheese finely grated
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius.
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Place the parmesan cheese into the TM bowl and grate on Speed 10 for 10 seconds.
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Set aside.
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Place the chopped cauliflower and vegetable stock into the TM bowl.
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Season with salt and pepper.
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Cook for 25 minutes, 100 degrees, Speed 1.
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Meanwhile, place the bacon pieces onto a baking tray and cook in the preheated oven until crispy (about 15-20 minutes).
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Add the butter.
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Puree on Speed 8 (slowly increasing) for 2 minutes or until completely smooth and creamy.
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Add half of the parmesan cheese and mix for a further 30 seconds on Speed 8.
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Serve the soup with the crispy bacon pieces and the remaining parmesan cheese.
This looks delicious, I love the crunchy bacon pieces on top. My tummy (or hips!) doesn’t really like cream/butter much either – why is it always the delicious things that we shouldn’t eat?
Hahaha so true!!!
You’re right, cauliflower makes soups so creamy! And this one looks delicious because BACON! Yumbo!
Thanks lovely. xx
hi Lucy….I adoRe Cauliflower Soup…just loooove it! In fact I feel like some now! Try it with a little Blue Cheese as well if your tummy can handle it!
Oh I have to tell you, I am not a fan of blue cheese! My mum loves it, but I definitely didnt inherit that gene!!!
That soup looks sooo yummy. My favourite is sweet potato and onion soup. I use evaporated milk, not cream. Unlike you Lucy l hate cream. Evaporated milk does the trick. It’s certainly soup weather now isn’t:)
Oooh yum! Thats a great idea! I love using evaporated milk in my pastas to get that yummy creamy taste (without actually having to use cream).
Lucy, this just looks clean and creamy, indeed. Perfect the cold days!
Julie & Alesah
Gourmet Getaways xx
Absolutely!!
Yum this sounds very tasty Lucy! I’ll give it a go without the parmesan to make it dairy free, the bacon bits are nice touch!
#TeamMM
That’s a great idea!! xx
I am all about pumpkin soup but love anything creamy so this looks perfect! We’re definitely into soup season now, can’t wait to try this!
Oh definitely! It makes a great change!
Oh yummy! Pretty simple and delicious!
Thank you!
Winner, winner chicken dinner!
I’m a no cream girl too (even though I too tempt fate a times).
Loving the sounds of this soup, so yummy and so easy.
Thanks for another great recipe Luce xx
Looks so pretty and sounds super easy! Yum!
Oh thank you!
Yum! I love cauliflower and cauliflower soup is one of my faves – I will be whipping this one up for sure. I’m not too good with cream either. Thanks for linking it into YWF lovely x
It’s amazing how many people don’t agree with cream! I thought I was the only one!!
I make this soup too! It’s so delicious but I highly recommend adding a couple of bay leaves and a couple of sprigs of thyme, just remember to take them out before blending! Makes all the difference!
Thanks again for all your wonderful recipes!
Oh Lucy! That sounds amazing! I’ll definitely have to add in the thyme and bay leaves next time – delicious!!
That looks & sounds delicious!
I don’t do cream either… Or dairy in general… Lactose intolerance fun fun fun… But finding some miracle natural tablets a few years ago saved my cheesecake loving heart! Lol
Love love love this recipe though, cauli & bacon perfect match!!
Oh no! Thankfully there’s a few good substitutions out there!
Love this recipe I will be making it on the weekend for next weeks work lunches :D. I love a sprinkle of tasty cheese and bacon on my soup this would work for me 🙂
Oh thanks Kate!! xx
Seriously can’t wait to test this little treasure out!
Can you believe it’s Fabulous Foodie Fridays time of the week already?
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I made this on the weekend and OMG it was delish! The whole family loved it and will be making again and again!
Yay! I am absolutely thrilled to hear that Kylie! Thanks so much for your feedback!
Thanks for the great recipe Lucy! Just made a huge pot of this without the butter or bacon (which I am somehow out of despite TWO trips to the supermarket today!!) and it was DELICIOUS! And super healthy too! Will be loving this for lazy “pull it out of the freezer & run” lunches this week
Oh that is SO wonderful to hear! Hehehe the bacon really is an added extra! xx
I made this soup for my Mum as I am not a fan of either soup or cauliflower but decided to taste it anyway & OMG it is divine and will now be a regular meal in my house, thank you!
Thanks Gayle – it really is delicious! So glad you enjoyed it too. xx