Instant Pot Curried Cauliflower Soup (Paleo Whole30)
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Instant Pot Curried Cauliflower Soup (Paleo Whole30) – an anti-inflammatory power house, this soup is comforting, delicious, and beyond simple to make. Works great in the Instant Pot, slow cooker, or on the stovetop!
This week I am taking a break from my usual lunch of Butternut Squash Bisque and have replaced it with this fantastic curry vegetable soup. This stuff is just magical…not only does it taste wonderful and offer tons of nutrition, but it is loaded with antioxidants and anti-inflammatory ingredients. Turmeric, curry, sweet potatoes, cauliflower, and ginger – all high on the list of top anti-inflammatory foods – they’re all in there.
Although I made this soup in my Instant Pot, it could easily be adapted for the slow cooker or stovetop. I happen to love using the Instant Pot, because it can be done in a fraction of the time. If you’re not familiar, here’s the low down on the Instant Pot…it’s a multi cooker, meaning it has several settings – Soup, Poultry, Meat/Stew, Bean/Chili, Rice, Multigrain, Porridge, Saute, and Slow Cook. I was able to dump my ancient crockpot since the IP doubles as a slow cooker. All those buttons may seem intimidating at first, but it’s super simple!! Lately, I have been using it at least 2-3 times per week and am having fun trying out the different settings, with the exception of Porridge (no thanks?!)
Please note, not all curry powders are created equal! I love spicy food and used a regular curry powder. If spicy is not your thing, look for a Mild Curry Powder. I think this soup would also make a great base for rice noodles, shredded chicken, tofu, spiralized veggies or other add-ins. The flavor is amazing!
Instant Pot Curried Cauliflower Soup
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 1 cup diced onions
- 1 large sweet potato, peeled and diced
- 1 small/medium head cauliflower, roughly chopped
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 2 tablespoons curry powder (see notes below)
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 14 oz. can coconut milk, (I prefer full fat coconut milk for a creamier soup)
- 4 cups low sodium chicken or vegetable broth
Instructions
- Heat coconut oil in the Instant Pot on the saute setting. Add carrots and onions and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add sweet potato, cauliflower, garlic, ginger, curry powder, and turmeric. Stir well to combine.
- Add coconut milk and broth. Stir well. Seal the lid and set to Soup. When cycle is complete and steam has released, uncover the Pot.
- Using a hand immersion blender (or a regular blender, in batches), puree the soup. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
For the Slow Cooker/Stove Top
- Slow Cooker: In a skillet, cook the onion and carrot in the coconut oil until slightly soft. Add to a slow cooker with the remaining ingredients. Cook on Low for 6-8 hours or high for 4 hours. Using an immersion blender, puree the soup and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Stove Top: In a large stockpot, cook onion and carrot in the coconut oil until slightly soft. Add sweet potato, cauliflower, garlic, ginger, and spices. Cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes. Add broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until vegetables are soft, about 15 minutes. Puree the soup using an immersion blender. Stir in coconut milk and salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
Nutrition
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17 Comments on “Instant Pot Curried Cauliflower Soup (Paleo Whole30)”
So typically my concoctions don’t turn out like the perfect beautiful pictures. But this soup was different! Thanks for making me one happy chef?! Love your recipes
Trying this tonight and came across a few questions. Curious as to how long this cooks on “soup setting”? Mine defaulted for 30 min but that seems like a lot. Also my instant pot suggests “less” setting for soups without meat? Is this what I should follow for this recipe?
My soup setting defaults to 15 minutes so that is what I use for this. Enjoy!
Turned out beautifully! I did, however, add some salt, doubled the ginger, and used light coconut milk (that’s whay we had). Once blended, you’d never know the light stuff was used; the soup was thick and creamy.
Tamara, glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
What are the nutritionals for this?
Thank you! It’s delicious!
Melissa, the recipe is 73 calories per one cup serving (from plugging into My Fitness Pal.) Thank you for the nice comment and rating!!
I just made this soup. It’s delicious. Although I have both a slow cooker and an Instant Pot, I decided to make it on the stovetop. The time for the Instant Pot and stovetop seemed about the same. I will make this again. I love curry and everything else in this soup. Yummm!
Florence, Thank you for the great review. So glad you enjoyed the recipe!
This was delicious, but a little thin. It was amazing and a meal when I threw in a packet of tikka masala veggies and a little leftover rice. It was like Indian food soup. <3
This is absolutely delicious every time I make it. Thank you for sharing!
Wonderful, great to hear! Thank you!!
Made this soup today, it was delicious! I did add salt and pepper but all other seasonings were spot on!
Thank you.
Absolutely delicious and couldn’t be easier! I omitted garlic and onion due to food allergies – and added 2 large chicken breasts on top. Became a one pot meal. Cooked 15 min high pressure in IP w natl release. It was perfect and I can’t get over how tasty and creamy it is. Thank you for the winner recipe!
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review and rating! So happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe 🙂
Tried several cauliflower instant pot soup recipes and this is by far the best.
I have made this soup at least 10 times now. – absolutely bowl licking good đź‘… . Every time I have served it people have loved it. It’s also extremely simple. I do use the Japanese style sweet potato and a larger cauliflower but otherwise follow it exactly and you won’t be disappointed.Â