“In the hands of an able cook fish can become an inexhaustible source of perpetual delight,” wrote Brillat-Savarin.
This one of our family favorite soup recipes.

Salmon & Cauliflower Soup with Egg
Ingredients
- 1 lb. skinless boneless salmon filet, cut into 1" cubes
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 large carrot, shredded
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 medium head of cauliflower
- 6 cups vegetable broth or water
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- 1 bay leaf
- salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- parsley for serving
- 3-4 hard-boiled eggs for serving, slice or cut into wedges
Instructions
1
Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add carrot, onion, cook until vegetables are soft, about 5-7 minutes. Add cauliflower, bay leaf, and broth and bring to a boil over high heat.
2
Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, about 10 minutes.
3
Add salmon to soup and simmer until just cooked through about 5-10 minutes. Add lemon juice and season generously with salt and pepper.
4
Divide soup between bowls and garnish with parsley and hard-boiled egg.
8 Comments
Medeja
February 2, 2013 at 7:43 amSounds like delicious filling and warming soup. How interesting, I haven't tried making soup with salmon.
Rebecca Subbiah
February 2, 2013 at 6:18 pmthis looks wonderful so filling a meal in a bowl
Eric Pepple
February 2, 2013 at 9:38 pmI have never had a soup this before, but I love all the flavors. I guess I am going to have to make this recipe, thanks for sharing!
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Spicie Foodie
February 2, 2013 at 10:40 pmHi Yelena! I'm still recovering from a cold and could really go for your soup. The pairing is new to me and definitely one I'd like to try. Thanks for sharing:)
melangery
February 3, 2013 at 2:00 amHello Nancy, I am still recovering from a cold also, I was in bad for 5 days, terrible cold it was. All I was thinking about hot soup. I hope you feel better and talk to you soon!
Marina
February 4, 2013 at 4:29 pmGood idea, I have some cauliflower traveling from one corner to another in my refrigerator, and it's a sign for me to do something with it. Thanks for the recipe! Hope you are feeling better, my friend. I made some chicken broth, thinking of you. Come see it. 🙂
Grubarazzi
February 4, 2013 at 8:20 pmWhat a beautiful soup. I love that you took the leap and made a soup featuring cauliflower and salmon. It's simply gorgeous and I bet it is even more delicious.
Nami | Just One Cookbook
February 8, 2013 at 10:05 pmMy mom makes cauliflower and shrimp soup with vegetable broth. I completely forgot about that soup until I saw this post. Looks so good. A lot of people are not into cauliflower, but I LOVE it. It's interesting to add salmon in this soup. I'm curious to give it a try. I love the clean clear soup like this. The addition of eggs was PERFECT. I was sold completely at that last shot! 😉