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Cauliflower, white bean and yuzu soup

Name: Cauliflower, white bean and yuzu soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: PT33-35M
Total time: 48 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 large cauliflower; 1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to drizzle; 30g skin-on almonds; 600g jar white beans (butter, cannellini or similar); 500ml vegetable stock; 3 tbsp yuzu juice (see Easy Swaps)

By: Emily Gussin
Food producer and sustainability lead, delicious.

Published: 11 Jan 24
Updated: 18 Mar 24

The unique zingy sweetness of Japanese yuzu juice gives this cauliflower soup a bright lift of acidity without too much sourness. The velvety texture is down to the beans, and every part of the cauliflower is used.

If you can’t resist the pairing of cauliflower and cheese, try our cauliflower soup with cheese croutons.

Easy
January 2024

Test kitchen approved

Serves 4
Hands-on time 15 min. Oven time 33-35 min

If you can’t resist the pairing of cauliflower and cheese, try our cauliflower soup with cheese croutons.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 350kcals
Fat: 10g (1.2g saturated)
Protein: 18g
Carbohydrates: 40g (7.9g sugars)
Fibre: 16g
Salt: 0.9g

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Ingredients

1 large cauliflower
1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to drizzle
30g skin-on almonds
600g jar white beans (butter, cannellini or similar)
500ml vegetable stock
3 tbsp yuzu juice (see Easy Swaps)

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Method

Heat the oven to 180°C fan/gas 6. Separate the leaves from the cauliflower and cut the florets into 3-4cm chunks, spreading them out on a baking tray as you work. Chop the central stalk into similar sized chunks and add to the tray too. Strip the leaves from their stems (reserving the leaves), halve the
stems and add them to the tray. Season, drizzle with half the oil, then roast for 25 minutes.
Spread out the reserved leaves on another roasting tray, season, then drizzle with the remaining oil. Put the almonds on one side of this tray. Once the cauliflower florets have had 25 minutes, give them a stir, then put both trays in the oven and roast for 8-10 minutes until the cauliflower and leaves are golden and the nuts are toasted.
Put the florets in a blender and add the beans (including their liquid), stock and a pinch of salt. Whizz until very smooth. Season and add a little water if needed to reach a soupy consistency.

Heat the soup through in a pan, then add the yuzu juice. Roughly chop the toasted almonds. Serve the soup topped with the roasted leaves, almonds, a good drizzle of oil and plenty of black pepper.