Dec 08

Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Broccoli Soup

I’m joining up for Meatless Monday today with a hot soup! :] Before I get to the recipe, I wanted to share two things!

One of them is the workout I did yesterday “with” Laura (live on youtube! :P ). This is actually the first video I’ve ever posted to my blog! :O! I didn’t know it was that easy. >_> This is somewhat of a game-changer. Maybe I’ll actually start doing something with my YouTube account!

The second is the gratitude list I made for yesterday’s Elf 4 Health Challenge! :]

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Lately, I’ve been eating a lot less meat because there’s a super nice lady at my church who worries that I don’t have time to make my own food. She’s taken to packing up all the good leftovers from potluck for me to take home after choir practice each weekend. (Most of my church is vegetarian.)

My protein intake has actually dwindled in comparison to what I was eating when I prepping for my powerlifting competition, but since I don’t think I’ll get to enter another one in the foreseeable future (and I’ve also been saving money by finishing off the food in my apartment), I guess it’s a-okay!

This recipe is awesome in that if you happen to want it to be more like mashed potatoes, you can just add 1/4 cup of plain Greek yogurt and blend it til it reaches your desired consistency. Since I unfortunately have no blender powerful enough (or a food processor), I decided to make this into a soup instead. :]

Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Broccoli Soup

Roasted Garlic Cauliflower & Broccoli Soup
Ingredients:

  • 1 bag frozen cauliflower florets
  • 1 bag frozen cauliflower + broccoli florets
  • drizzle of EVOO
  • 1 head of garlic
  • sprinkle of sea salt
  • copious amounts of freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 cup vegetable broth
  • 2 cups unsweetened almond milk

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Slice off top of head of garlic + drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. Wrap in foil.
  3. Spread cauliflower florets onto a baking sheet in an even layer and drizzle with olive oil (or melted coconut oil).
  4. Roast for ~40 minutes. Stir the cauliflower halfway through cooking. Allow it to cool and remove garlic cloves from the head of garlic.
  5. While on medium heat, mash together the cauliflower, milk, salt, pepper ,and chicken/vegetable broth in a bowl until it reaches your desired consistency.
  6. Season with more pepper and serve!

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  1. HAH! That’s adorable that she brings you leftovers :)

    This soup sounds awesome!! Now that the weather is getting chilly, all I want is soup all the time!

    1. Agreed! :D She’s super sweet!

      Same here! :D I keep wanting to eat salad, but then I look at it in the fridge and go, “…nope, too cold. BACK TO SOUP!” sigh.

  2. What a wonderful gratitude list – I find focusing on my blessings helps keep me grounded, especially during this busy holiday season.
    Jeanette | Jeanette’s Healthy Living recently posted…Spicy Tuna Avocado Cucumber Appetizers with Pickled GingerMy Profile

    1. Definitely! It really helps me to put things into perspective too when times are tough! :]

  3. SO long story short- I haven’t eaten broccoli soup since I was in college and found a lump of fat in it and I rarely make soup at home BUT this looks really really good and I’m thinking I might just have to give it a try!
    Annmarie recently posted…Meatless Monday: Cinnamon Cranberry Stuffing {Gluten Free, Vegan}My Profile

    1. EW. I’m so sorry. I would be scarred too. :'( There definitely wouldn’t (shouldn’t o_o) be any lumps of fat in this one! <3

  4. Oh my goodness this sounds so yummy! It has basically everything I want in a soup!
    Rachel G recently posted…Angelisms, on Hong Kong DisneylandMy Profile

    1. I was craving something hot, something with roasted garlic in it, and lots of veggies, so I decided to just throw it all together! :P

  5. This soup sounds SO good! I love that you used frozen veggies, too, because sometimes I just feel too lazy to even cut them ;)
    Hannah @CleanEatingVeggieGirl recently posted…Sweet Chili Baked Tofu + How to Make Tofu Taste GoodMy Profile

    1. It’s part of my let’s-clean-out-my-apartment/fridge/freezer/pantry crusade! :D (…and also because I definitely get lazy with cooking too. ;P )

  6. This soup looks AMAZING Farrah!

    And it’s really interesting that most of your church is vegetarian. Do you know why this is? I’m Australian (but lived in Canada with my husband the past few years, and now we live in Thailand). And in Australia, our most well known vegetarian brand is owned by a church group who are all vegetarians. I think they might be Seventh Day Adventists? I’d have to check.
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    1. Thank you! :]

      I’ve never been to Australia, but I have lots of love for Thailand! :D I’ve visited a couple times and really miss the food there. <3

      I'm a Seventh-Day Adventist as well! :P I think a fair number of SDA's end up being vegetarian because we already don't eat seafood (other than fish) or pork anyway, so another couple meats aren't too much harder to cut out. :P (I like chicken and salmon too much to make the leap. >_>) As a whole, we like promoting healthy living/food, so that might be it! :] My church back in WV where my school was is mostly vegetarian/vegan too! :P

  7. Mmm that soup sounds so comforting right now. I haven’t been so much into soup as I have been this year! Frozen veggies are definitely great to have on hand.
    Alanna recently posted…Eat Healthy Designs + GiveawayMy Profile

    1. Same here! It’s something about this cold, haha. I only want to eat/drink hot things!

  8. This looks amazing! I will have to try to make this soup! Looks super easy but totally could become a staple of mine. Mmmm Add carrots and green onion? Im sure you can do heaps of variations with this as well! yum! Thanks for posting.
    Denise Dukeshire recently posted…December Long Weekend- Ryan’s ResortMy Profile

    1. Ooo, that sounds amazing! Definitely play around with it! It’s a super adaptable recipe! :]

  9. Sounds perfect for a chilly day! Love that it uses frozen veggies too since they are inexpensive and so quick!
    Emily @SinfulNutrition recently posted…Chocolate Peanut Butter Popcorn BallsMy Profile

    1. Yes indeed! I live alone, so buying fresh veggies in bulk is harder in terms of being able to eat it all quickly enough. Thank goodness for frozen veggies (and fruit)! :]

  10. Roasted garlic…..yummmmmm! I haven’t had any soup yet this season! I blame it on dorm living :P
    Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine recently posted…My Favorite {And Least Favorite} Holiday MoviesMy Profile

    1. Aww, yeah, that would put a dent on it! I had to be on a meal plan during my first year when I was living in dorms, so I didn’t start cooking (learning to ._.) til I moved out the next year! :o

  11. YUM!! I love SOUP!!! Living in it these days!
    Laura@Fit Running Mama recently posted…Early Wake Ups and 3rd Trimester Energy BurstMy Profile

    1. That’s the story of my life these days too!

  12. This sounds delicious and easy! Do you not have to peel the garlic? When you say a “bag” of broccoli, do you mean 1 pound? (I buy the bigger bags because they’re a better value–but it’s easy to estimate what fraction of the bag is 1 pound.)
    Becca @ The Earthlings Handbook recently posted…Our Green Christmas Tree (now with photos!)My Profile

    1. Nope! No need to peel the garlic! :] It falls right out after it’s roasted! (Just be careful though; it’s supersuper hot!) I think the bags I used were around 12 oz.! :]

  13. Great gratitude list and so nice of the lady at your church looking out for you!
    Betsy recently posted…A Christmas Story Run 2014 RecapMy Profile

    1. Agreed! I’m really blessed to have met her! :]

  14. This looks delicious. Definitely trying this recipe. Thanks for sharing!

    1. Thank you! I hope you like it! :]

  15. This soup sounds so warming! I really love broccoli and cauliflower… yum! Also, it’s so nice that someone packs up all the leftovers for you to take home. That’s so thoughtful- lucky you!
    genevieve @ gratitude & greens recently posted…RawSpiceBar Giveaway!My Profile

    1. Me too! :D I like to throw em’ into everything when I get the chance to, haha.

      The level of niceness of people on this end of the country still throws me off sometimes! I’m really lucky to have met her! :]

  16. Roasted garlic is one of my favorite things and putting it in a soup is brilliant! It sounds so delicious!! p.s. Love Actually is definitely my favorite holiday movie too :)
    Sonali- The Foodie Physician recently posted…Dining with the Doc: Holiday Almond Raisin ClustersMy Profile

    1. I was craving something with roasted garlic in it and realized that I’d never made my own. I’m surprised at how easy it was! <3 (We all know what this means... <3 )

  17. I need more easy to throw together soups for the Winter, this would be perfect! I have never thought of a roasted garlic broccoli soup. Pinning this!
    Kaylin @ Enticing Healthy Eating recently posted…Cancer Sucks: How to Deal when a Relative is Diagnosed with CancerMy Profile

    1. Hope you like it! I was craving soup…and also roasted garlic, so I decided to just throw it all together to see what would happen. :P

  18. oh man, that soup looks amazing!
    Mar @ Mar on the Run recently posted…When in Doubt, Sweat it Out – Weekend UpdateMy Profile

    1. Thank you! :D

  19. YUM! What a delicious looking soup! Love the idea of roasted garlic with cauliflower! Perfect winter meal :)
    Alex Caspero MA,RD (@delishknowledge) recently posted…Cranberry Pecan Thumbprint CookiesMy Profile

    1. Thank you! :D It warmed up my soul! (I’m really not enjoying this cold, but the hot soups help!)

  20. That sounds so good and easy to make! I love having soup on hand because it’s SO good for grab ‘n go meals. I don’t even heat it up hahah. My mom is like your church lady & usually makes soup for me because she thinks I’m too busy so I’ll pass on your recipe ;)
    Ariana recently posted…Holiday Thrive Guide: Shopping EditionMy Profile

    1. These days, I like heating up most everything, but I love it as a grab and go meal as well! :]

      haha, nice! ;P I hope you like it!

  21. that soups looks so awesome! I’m going to have to try that!
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    1. Thanks! :D I hope you like it!

  22. I LOVE this post for a few reasons. First, I love all veggies and can’t wait to make this soup. The best part of this post is reading about how people take care of you. I need a grandmother that can cook for/with me. So sweet.
    Sonja Pound recently posted…Choosing a Business: How Do You Decide?My Profile

    1. Thanks! :D I hope you like it!

      I really feel that I’ve been incredibly blessed with all the people I’ve met. <3! Hoping I can pay it forward and also help them out once I'm not in this spiral of doom known as my student debt! :]

  23. Great video! I have a youtube account but I’m afraid I never use it! I don’t have any kind of great recording method. I recently made cauliflower loaded potato soup that was amazing. I’ll have to try this recipe out. Thanks for sharing! I prefer veggie over meat any day.
    Jess@Flying Feet in Faith recently posted…#MotivateMe Monday Week # 3 Hitting It Strong!My Profile

    1. Thanks! I only have like…3 videos on mine from performances and such, but they’re all only viewable to the people that are actually in it/that I give the link to, haha. The only recording method I have is my phone camera though, which is partially why I’ve never really branched out into the whole youtube thing (other than lack of time, haha). :[

      Hope you like it! :]

  24. I live on soup in the winter–I’ll definitely have to try this out. Thanks!

    1. Same here! More so this winter than any of the others, it seems. I hope you like it! :]

  25. Sounds great! Thanks for sharing on Tasty Tuesdays!
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    1. Thanks for stopping by! :]

  26. Farrah, that is the cutest thing ever…the lady from church packing leftovers. I love it. The soup looks tasty, my most fave meals are soup. If you have time head over to my blog and look under SOUPS category, I have some pretty good ones)
    Lynda@fitnessmomwinecountry recently posted…Holiday Mocktails and Puritan’s Pride GiveawayMy Profile

    1. She’s super nice! :D I need to start bringing tupperware to leave there so she doesn’t exhaust the church’s tupperware collection on me!

      I adore your soup collection. o_o All of it looks so good though. Where do I start?! Do you have a personal favorite? :P

  27. How perfect for these cold nights!! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!
    Stephanie recently posted…Scripture SundayMy Profile

    1. Thanks! Definitely will do! :D

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