Serves: 8 ( 104 Calories per serve – approximately 2 cups per serve)
Total calories per recipe: 952
Preparation Time: 5-10 minutes.
Cooking time: 40-50 minutes
INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon MCT oil (or other cooking oil) – 85 calories
100g onion – 27 calories
3 garlic cloves – 15 calories
3 medium carrots (200g) – 60 calories
1 teaspoon ground cumin – 3 calories
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg – 8 calories
10g Basil pesto – 45 calories
10g fresh or frozen parsley – 4 calories
1 Massel stock cube – 8 calories
1 large head of cauliflower – 800g – 200 calories
1 large potato (350g) – 245 calories
100g Greek natural yogurt – 129 calories
7 cups water
Freshly ground salt and pepper (to taste)
Smoked paprika – neg
METHOD
Dice onion or use frozen diced onion.
Finely dice garlic and carrots
Add oil to heated pan. Add garlic, onion, carrot, parsley, basil pesto, cumin, and nutmeg and cook 3-4 minutes.
Chop cauliflower head roughly and add to mixture with water and crumbled stock cube, salt and pepper.
High simmer for 20 minutes. Add yogurt (optional) and blend until smooth.
Garnish with a sprinkle of smoked paprika if desired.
Serve with 4 pappadams cooked this way and add only 50 calories!
NOTES:
This is a mild soup so if you like heat add chili or a hot paprika garnish.
