Cream of Garlic Soup - My Gorgeous Recipes (2024)

Published: Jan 21, 2019 · Modified: Oct 21, 2022 by Daniela Apostol · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

Easy Cream of Garlic Soup, the best natural remedy for colds and flu. Healing and flavourful, this vegetarian soup is ready in well under 30 minutes, and it goes well with the whole family. It's healthy, it's filling, creamy and so simple, so much better than ready-made soups.

'Tis the season of colds and flu and other nasty viruses. As much as I try to stay away from them, they always get to me when I least expect it. The regular medicine never seems to work to soothe away the discomfort, not the way a steaming hot bowl of soup can do anyway.

This cream of garlic soup is the best you can get in winter. It's got a delicate texture and flavour, and hits the spot every single time. Unlike raw garlic, which is pungent to say the least, the cooked garlic loses that sharpness.

Although the soup uses 3 whole heads of garlic, you can't really tell it's that much, since the flavour is pretty subtle. I used garlic for another great favourite of mine, the Chicken Soup with Garlic and Sour Cream, and, although it had less garlic, it was still rich and flavourful.

How to make cream of garlic soup

This soup is super simple, and is ready in well under 30 minutes. You can add more garlic if you wish, that should not change the texture of the soup.

• Peel and slice the garlic, add a know of butter and a teaspoon of olive oil to a pan, add the garlic and sautee for one minute.

Be careful not to cook the garlic for longer, as it can easily become bown and become bitter.

• Peel and chop 3 medium potatoes and one celery, add them to the pan together with 3 cups of vegetable stock (broth) or enough to cover the potatoes.

The amount of liquid can be more of less, depending on how thick you like the soup, mine was pretty thin, but that's entirely up to you.

• Cover the pan with a lid and cook on a medium heat for abput 15-20 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender.
• Add everything to a blender, and blend until smooth. Add the Greek yogurt, or cream of if like, season with salt and plenty of black pepper, and garnish with parsley.

How to add yogurt or cream to a hot soup to avoid curdling

It's important to have the yogurt (cream, sour cream or anything else you add) at room temperature before adding to a hot soup. Even if it curdles, the taste is still good, but the texture won't be as nice and smooth. So we need to temper the yogurt first.

Add one spoonful of hot liquid to the yogurt, mix well, then add a few more, until the yogurt is warm. When it's added to the soup, the texture won't change, and the soup will be creamy and smooth.

Other vegetarian soup recipes

Yellow Split Pea Soup

Mushroom and Wild Rice Soup

Broccoli Potato and Cheese Soup

Chunky Leek and Potato Soup (No Cream)

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