The other day I came across some fresh poblano peppers which I had been looking for for a while. I immediately picked some up and I remembered seeing this recipe for roasted cauliflower and poblano soup which sounded really good. It turned out to be well timed as it has gotten cooler and a warm soup would be perfect. The recipe was pretty similar to the roasted cauliflower and red pepper soup that I had made a while ago and really enjoyed. I roasted the poblano peppers in the same way that I roast red peppers . The roasted poblano peppers were really nice. Unlike the roasted red peppers that are sweet the roasted poblano pepper were not sweet and had a bit of heat to them, but not too much. The soup turned out really good. It was nice and simple to make and roasting the vegetables first made the soup really tasty. I garnished the roasted cauliflower and poblano soup with some chopped cilantro and goat cheese. Printable Recipe
Roasted Cauliflower and Poblano Pepper Soup
ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower (cut into florets)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- 2 roasted poblano chilli
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon cilantro (chopped, optional)
- 1 tablespoon goat cheese (crumbled, optional)
directions
- Toss the cauliflower florets in the olive oil with the salt and pepper.
- Arrange the cauliflower florets in a single layer in a baking dish.
- Roast the cauliflower in a preheated 400F/200C oven until lightly golden brown, about 20-30 minutes.
- Bring the broth, cauliflower and poblano pepper to a boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer until the cauliflower is tender, about 20 minutes.
- Puree with a hand blender.
- Mix in the heavy cream.
- Serve garnished with goat cheese and cilantro or dukkah.
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I’ve actually never had poblano peppers before… they sound wonderful in that soup!
That looks delicious, i bet it had a really nice spice to it!
Oh this sounds great. I’ve been using poblanos pretty regularly lately and I like them a lot. Just the right heat level for me. And I love cauliflower, too, so this sounds like a great way to use both ingredients.
OK, you’ve convinced me, I have to make cauliflower soup!
I’ve made cauliflower soup before, but I love the thought of making it a bit spicy and adding goat cheese too.
Gorgeous, both the recipe and your photo.
What a beautiful soup. Poblano peppers really have a great flavor. I can see where they would taste great with the cauliflower.
Since this soup has somewhat of a Mexican connection with the poblano peppers, I would suggest you try crumbled queso fresca cheese or crumbled cotija cheese the next time you make this soup.
Kevin, please pass me a large bowl of that Roasted Cauliflower soup. At one time I owned a soup and sandwich shop and I know my customers would have loved that soup. Well done.
Kevin, it looks wonderful and I never though to combine peppers with cauliflower…a must try!
yum. that sounds fabulous, and a little cilantro never hurt anything! 🙂
It looks like a really thick and hearty soup. Where do you find these peppers in town?
Looks great! I don’t think ive ever had a poblano pepper before…mmm…
Looks like a wonderfully comforting soup! I like spicy!
This sounds great! Your blog looks really good, lots of yummy food…glad to have found it 🙂
Giz – I found the poblano’s in a small produce store in the lower level of the St. Lawrence Market. They had a few varieties of chilis including Thai chilis.
That looks so good for a cool, rainy day.
another winner
everything about that is so very right…
I haven’t tried poblano peppers yet, but I’m afraid of Mexican food because it’s too hot for me. Are these peppers mild enough? What do you think?
sounds like a very warming soup. hearty!
Daziano: Poblano peppers are fairly mild. I used two to increase the heat but you could start with one or even a half.
Lovely. Goat cheese optional? I think not 🙂
Love cauliflower. Love soup. And have about 10 Poblano peppers sitting around with no purpose…
I haven’t seen poblano peppers either, but I love your soup!
This soup sounds so good Kevin. Beautiful and tasty! I hope to try it soon.
This sounds good! I just went to a Mexican grocery today hunting for some dried chiles. I was amazed at the number of different chiles there are.
I have never had poblano peppers before,so this is something new to me. I bet it adds to the taste. Nice recipe!
wow it looks sooo thick and rich! I want!
This soup, plus the bacon sandwich you have, would be perfect for my lunch today! 😀
That is really beautiful, especially with the goat cheese on top. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen Poblanos here, I’ll have to check again.
This looks just delicious to me! Too bad there are no poblanos here!
hi there! i have made yet another one of your wonderful recipes. this was amazing. i loved the goat cheese on top. i can't wait to make many more variations of this soup!
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This recipe seemd very tasty,Roasted Cauliflower and Poblano Pepper Soup ,I think i am going to love it .
Love love love super love this recipe. So easy and so very very good. Love all your soup recipes but this might be my favorite. Didnt know what to do with cauliflower until you came into my life!! LOL
I can't find the print button for this recipe. It looks quite tasty. I like spicy food.
Savannagal: I have added a link tot he printable version. Enjoy!