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    Home » One Pot Recipes » Instant Pot » Instant Pot Curry Cauliflower Soup

    Instant Pot Curry Cauliflower Soup

    Published: Jan 26, 2018 Modified: Jul 8, 2021 by GG

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    Ready in a matter of minutes, Instant Pot Curried Cauliflower Soup is amazingly rich and silky, packed with fresh veggies and great flavor. You won’t believe that there’s no cream or cheese in it!
    Instant Pot Cauliflower Soup
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    Instant Pot Cauliflower Soup

    Ready in a matter of minutes, Instant Pot Cauliflower Soup With Curry is an easy recipe that is amazingly decadent and silky and packed with fresh veggies and great flavors! Perfect for your plant based lifestyle, this instant pot recipe will make your life easier, more delicious and dinner will be on the table quickly!

    instant pot curry cauliflower soup with pumpkin seeds

    Top your soup with pumpkin seeds!

    Instant Pot Cauliflower Soup

    Ok, ok, ok. I'm finally getting on board with this instant pot craze that's been happening for about a year now. Yes, I know, I'm a little late but at least I'm here now!

    And I'm here with Instant Pot Cauliflower Soup With Curry and I could not stop eating it!

    After all, it's my job. I must taste test until I get the most perfect balance of flavors for you. Well, yes, I did get it right on the first try and just kept eating it but I had to be sure it was good for you! 

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    .So do you have an Instant Pot yet? It's time to get on board folks. You're going to love it!

    Ready in a matter of minutes, this creamy instant pot vegetable soup is so rich and silky you won't believe that there's no cream or cheese in it.

    An assortment of fresh vegetables and flavorings along with cream of coconut and vegetable broth quickly cook up into a delicious mixture.

    An immersion blender whirls up this delicious mixture into a smooth creamy soup. No cream or cheese needed!

    Don’t have an immersion blender yet? You can puree the soup in a standard blender but you need to be careful when blending hot liquids. Just be sure to cool the soup slightly and puree it in small batches when using a standard blender.

    Your taste buds will tell you that our Cauliflower Soup is oh so decadent and creamy but only you'll know that it's packed with fresh veggies and great flavors!

    Let's keep it our little secret, shall we?

    If you love soup you’ll definitely want to check out all of our easy homemade soup recipes here at Swirls.

    And if you're looking for another vegetarian slow cooker soup, it's time to make our broccoli cheese soup!

     

    creamy cauliflower soup with curry

    Top your soup with cilantro leaves!

    How to make cauliflower soup in the instant pot

    Scroll down for the full recipe instructions and ingredient amounts in the recipe card below

    1. Set your Instant Pot to Saute.
    2. Melt butter and cook cauliflower, onion, carrots, celery, garlic and ginger until tender-crisp.
    3. Combine coconut milk, broth, curry powder and kosher salt and pour over vegetables.
    4. Cover and set at Soup setting for 15 minutes.
    5. Release steam according to manufacturer’s directions.
    6. After steam has completely released, remove cover.
    7. Using an immersion blender puree until smooth.

    Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips

    • Substitute chicken broth for the vegetable broth
    • Top with pumpkin seeds
    • Chop celery leaves and sprinkle as a garnish
    • Substitute 1 cup of peeled cut up potatoes for 1 cup of cauliflower
    • Prefer your soup a bit thinner? Just add additional broth in 1/2 cup increments until desired thickness.

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    Ingredients to make instant pot cauliflower soup

    • butter – adds dairy notes
    • cauliflower – delicious versatile vegetable
    • onion – adds savory depth of flavor
    • carrots – vegetable that adds sweet notes
    • celery – clean, crisp and refreshing flavor
    • garlic – warm, spicy and earthy
    • fresh ginger – peppery, sweet and fragrant
    • unsweetened coconut milk – creamy and flavorful
    • vegetable broth– combines with the coconut milk for a creamy soup texture
    • ground curry powder– a combination of sweet and spicy spices
    • kosher salt – makes the flavors pop
    • cilantro leaves – bright herb flavor
    • pumpkin seeds – optional garnish

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    Ready in a matter of minutes, Instant Pot Curried Cauliflower Soup is amazingly rich and silky, packed with fresh veggies and great flavor. You won’t believe that there’s no cream or cheese in it!
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    Instant Pot Cauliflower Soup With Curry

    Ready in a matter of minutes, Instant Pot Curry Cauliflower Soup is plant based recipe packed with fresh vegetables and great flavors!
    Course Main Course, Soup
    Cuisine Indian
    Keyword cauliflower soup, curry soup, instant pot cauliflower soup, instant pot soup
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Total Time 30 minutes
    Servings 4
    Calories 258kcal
    Author Gwynn Galvin

    Ingredients

    • 2 Tbs. butter
    • 4 cups (about 1 pound) cauliflower florettes
    • 1 cup chopped onion
    • 1 cup chopped carrots
    • 1 cup chopped celery
    • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
    • 1 Tbs. chopped fresh ginger
    • 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk
    • 1 cup vegetable broth or chicken broth
    • 1 Tbs. ground curry powder
    • 1 tsp. kosher salt
    • cilantro leaves and/or pumpkin seeds , optional garnish

    Instructions

    • Set your Instant Pot to Saute.
    • Melt butter and cook cauliflower, onion, carrots, celery, garlic and ginger until tender-crisp, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
    • Combine coconut milk, broth, curry powder and kosher salt. Pour over vegetables.
    • Cover and set at Soup setting for 15 minutes.
    • Release steam according to manufacturer's directions.
    • Remove cover. Using an immersion blender** puree until smooth.
    • Garnish with cilantro leaves and/or pumpkin seeds.

    Notes

    Makes 5 cups.
    *Prefer your soup a bit thinner? Just add additional broth in 1/2 cup increments until desired thickness.
    **If using a standard blender, cool soup slightly and puree in small batches.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 258kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 847mg | Potassium: 706mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 5774IU | Vitamin C: 56mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 2mg
    First Published: March 2, 2020... Last Updated: September 6, 2021 for better readability and user experience

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    About GG

    Gwynn Galvin, known to many as GG, is the creative and talented chef and nutritionist behind Swirls of Flavor. Gwynn is an award-winning culinary professional with over twenty five years of recipe development, food styling, test kitchen management and culinary innovation experience. Gwynn's passion is gathering people around the table with her simple real food recipes to savor the moments together.

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    Comments

    1. Bill

      March 14, 2018 at 9:35 pm

      This was really wonderful! Wanted to mention a little substitution that I did, which was instead of the coconut milk to use a cup of fat-free half-and-half, a half tablespoon of cornstarch, and a quarter teaspoon of coconut extract (usually found next to the vanilla extract in the supermarket.) Experts seem to go back and forth about whether coconut milk is healthy or unhealthy, but since I knew I'd be eating ALL the soup myself over several days, I decided to be conservative about my saturated fat intake.

      I also used a thawed 16-ounce bag of frozen cauliflower instead of fresh, and that was just fine!

    2. GG

      March 15, 2018 at 8:31 am

      Thank you so much for your comment Bill! Such a great substitute for the coconut milk and thawed frozen cauliflower is most times a good alternative to fresh and works perfectly in this recipe. Ok, going to make a confession here, I also ate ALL the soup (over several days, of course) when I developed this recipe. It was soooo good! Thanks for stopping by Swirls. Keep making delicious memories!

    3. Connie Batchelder

      February 13, 2019 at 12:55 pm

      5 stars
      This soup is absolutely delicious! I doubled the curry because I LOVE curry but otherwise I followed the recipe as is. Very, very tasty! I will be making this again!

    4. GG

      February 13, 2019 at 8:14 pm

      I am so happy to hear this Connie! Thank you for stopping by Swirls, for making my recipe and for taking the time to message me. I truly appreciate you following my blog and wish you happy times in the kitchen! Savor the Moment, Gwynn

    5. Jersey Girl Cooks

      September 16, 2021 at 1:12 pm

      5 stars
      Great healthy comfort food with delicious flavor! Thank you for including my soup recipe.

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