Cauliflower soup with ras el hanout

Cauliflower soup is a perfect choice if you are looking for a dish that is simple, healthy and versatile. This variation with the spicy ras el hanout brings a bit of warmth and definitely exotic flavours to your plate. Ideal for a cold day or just when you feel like something special!

The recipe comes from the creative kitchen of Culinea, an inspiring blog full of delicious dishes and unique flavor combinations. The culinary mastermind behind this site, Hanneke de Jonge, knows like no other how to transform simple ingredients into something special. This cauliflower soup is a great example of that.

Not only is cauliflower soup a healthy choice – cauliflower is packed with vitamins and fiber – it’s also incredibly easy to customize to your own taste. The addition of ras el hanout, an aromatic spice blend from North Africa, gives this soup a unique twist. Ready to make it yourself? Here’s the recipe!

Cauliflower soup with ras el hanout recipe

Ingredients

• 1 large (1 kg) cauliflower
• 1 large onion
• 3 cloves of garlic olive oil
• 1 liter stock
• 2 tbsp ras-el-hanout
• 1 tbsp harissa salt and pepper
• optional/additional: 4 tbsp Greek yoghurt, 25 g pistachios, 40 g pomegranate seeds, 6 sprigs of coriander
  

Preparation method

1. Cut the cauliflower into very small pieces. Chop the onion and mince the garlic.
   
   
2. Fry the onion in a large (soup) pan with the olive oil. Then add the garlic, cauliflower, ras-el-hanout and harissa and fry briefly.
   
   
3. Pour in the stock and bring to a boil. Then reduce the heat to medium and simmer for about 20 minutes until the cauliflower is nice and tender.
   
   
4. Then puree it into a nice smooth soup with a hand blender or in the blender. If the soup seems too thick, add some more stock or water.
   
   
5. If necessary, season the soup with salt and pepper. Ladle the soup into bowls or deep plates.
   
   
6. Spoon some Greek yogurt on top and garnish with pistachios, pomegranate seeds and chopped coriander leaves.

Enjoy your meal!

We hope you are as excited about this soup as we are. Be sure to take a look at Culinea.nl for even more surprising recipes. Hanneke's blog is full of creative inspiration for the kitchen. Enjoy your culinary adventure!