Cauliflower and Apple Soup
Serves 15 175g servings if soup is being served as a starter. Serves 10 260g servings if soup is being served as a main meal.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp (0.03 litres) olive oil
- 50g butter
- 200g onion, thinly sliced
- 700g cauliflower, thinly shaved
- 2 Cox’s apples, cored and diced
- 1 vegetable stock cube
- 750ml milk
- 750ml water
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
1. Heat the olive oil and the butter in a large saucepan, add the onion, cover and sweat for 3 - 4 minutes.

2. Add the cauliflower and continue to sauté for a further 2 - 3 minutes.
3. Add the remaining ingredients and bring to the boil, reduce to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes, or until the cauliflower is cooked.
4. Put the soup in a blender and whizz until smooth.
5. Adjust the seasoning to taste and serve.
Nutritional Analysis
Per portion, as a main (262g)
- Energy: 130 kcal / 543 KJ
- Fat: 8.4g
- Saturates: 3.9g
- Protein: 5.5g
- Carbohydrate: 8.8g
- Sugars: 7.9g
- Fibre: 1.8g
- Sodium: 384mg
Per portion, as a starter (174g)
- Energy: 87 kcal / 362 KJ
- Fat: 5.6g
- Saturates: 2.6g
- Protein: 3.7g
- Carbohydrate: 5.9g
- Sugars: 5.3g
- Fibre: 1.2g
- Sodium: 256mg
Per 100g
- Energy: 50 kcal / 207 KJ
- Fat: 3.2g
- Saturates: 1.5g
- Protein: 2.1g
- Carbohydrate: 3.4g
- Sugars: 3g
- Fibre: 0.7g
- Sodium: 147mg
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