Cauliflower Cheese Soup (In A Soup Maker)

Cauliflower is a versatile vegetable that finds its way into many recipes. Although you’ll often find cauliflower amongst the vegetables on a roast dinner plate, it also works well in curries, stews and of course soups!

I really love cauliflower cheese, so it made sense that I’d also be rather partial to a cauliflower cheese soup!

Cauliflower cheese soup is a straightforward one to make and takes very few ingredients. And of course, anything with melted cheese in it is always going to be a winner.

What You Need

This soup can be made in a soup maker, or in a pan on the hob. If you choose the second method and you want it smooth you will need to blend it up at the end with a blender. If you are using a soup maker you can just set it off on the smooth setting and then let the machine do its magical work!

Ingredients

For more concise instructions and to print out this recipe please scroll down to the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

• 400g to 450g cauliflower florets – you will need to break these up as small as you can so that you can be sure to fit everything under the MAX line of your soup maker – depending on your soup maker capacity.
• 1 small potato – scrubbed clean, or if you prefer, peeled. Chop it up nice and small.
• 1 onion – sliced.
• 2 cloves garlic – sliced.
• 150g cheddar cheese – grated. You can substitute cheddar for your favourite cheese, or use a low fat/light alternative.
• Vegetable stock pot
• Seasoning – optional according to taste.

Making It

Prepare the ingredients by breaking up the cauliflower into small florets, cleaning and chopping the potato, onion and garlic.

Add everything to the soup maker jug apart from the cheese. I prefer to add the stock pot directly to the soup maker and then add hot water up to the MAX line.

Put the lid on and set the soup maker off on the smooth cycle. At the end of the cycle, carefully remove the lid and add the grated cheese directly to the soup maker.

Stir the cheese around until it has melted. Serve and season according to taste.

I like to add a little ground black pepper at the end as well as sprinkle some more cheese on top.

Making It Spicy

If you want to turn your cauliflower cheese soup into a more curried and spicy recipe you can add in a little ground coriander, turmeric, chilli, cumin, paprika or just some mild curry powder.

How To Store Cauliflower Cheese Soup

Leave the soup to cool before transferring it to a suitable air tight container. You can store this soup in the fridge for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

These are my new favourite containers to freeze soup:

I hope you enjoy this recipe – let me know in the comments if you make it!

More Soup Maker Recipes

• Vegetable Soup
• Curried Parsnip Soup
• Carrot and Coriander Soup
• Tomato and Basil Soup