Recipes and Cooking Roasted Cauliflower Soup 4.4 (12) Add your rating & review This Roasted Cauliflower Soup recipe is supremely comforting and surprisingly complex. The roasting process caramelizes the creamy white vegetable's natural sugars, resulting in intense, luxurious flavor. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on July 5, 2012 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Alexandra Grablewski Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Roast Time: 30 mins Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Servings: 8 Yield: 8 side-dish servings Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 1 large head cauliflower, cut into florets (10 cups) 1 large onion, sliced 2 cloves garlic, halved 2 tablespoon olive oil 2 14.5 ounce cans chicken broth 1 cup water 1 bay leaf 1 teaspoon snipped fresh thyme or 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed 1 cup half-and-half or light cream 1 teaspoon salt ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper Directions Preheat oven to 400°F. In a large roasting pan combine cauliflower, onion, and garlic. Drizzle with oil; toss gently to coat. Spread vegetables in an even layer. Roast, uncovered, for 30 minutes, stirring once. In a 4-quart Dutch oven combine roasted vegetables, broth, the water, bay leaf, and thyme. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes; cool slightly. Remove and discard bay leaf. Transfer vegetable mixture in batches to a food processor or blender. Cover and process or blend until smooth. Return pureed mixture to saucepan. Stir in half-and-half, salt, and pepper. Heat through (do not boil). Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 125 Calories 7g Fat 13g Carbs 4g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 8 Calories 125 % Daily Value * Total Fat 7g 9% Saturated Fat 3g 15% Cholesterol 12mg 4% Sodium 756mg 33% Total Carbohydrate 13g 5% Total Sugars 6g Protein 4g Vitamin C 0.6mg 3% Calcium 70.7mg 5% Iron 0.7mg 4% Potassium 487mg 10% Folate, total 84.7mcg Vitamin B-12 0.1mcg Vitamin B-6 0.4mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.