Moroccan Spiced Cauliflower Soup

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Homemade stock is fresher and lower in sodium.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier.

fresh cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: dried cilantro

Parsley is more accessible and has a similar flavor.

cinnamon

🥗Healthier: nutmeg

💰Cheaper: allspice

Nutmeg provides a warm flavor similar to cinnamon.

Preheat the oven to 450°F.

Chop the cauliflower into florets and add whole garlic cloves, olive oil, and kosher salt; roast for about 35 minutes until blackened.

While the cauliflower is roasting, sauté chopped onion and carrot in a pot.

Add vegetable broth and spices (cumin, coriander, ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, black pepper) to the pot and bring to a simmer.

Reserve a little bit of the roasted cauliflower, then add the rest to the broth and puree using an immersion blender or a regular blender.

Serve the soup garnished with reserved roasted cauliflower.

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