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Creamy Low-Carb Salmon Soup with Cauliflower

Name: Creamy Low-Carb Salmon Soup with Cauliflower
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 g salmon fillet; 600 g cauliflower divided into small florets; 80 g leek rinsed and sliced; 1 onion; 8 dl water; 15 ml fish stock concentrate Default 15 ml per 800 ml water; check the package dosage.; 2 dl whipping cream; 10 g butter For sautéing.; 8 whole black peppercorns; 10 g fresh dill Chopped.; 3 g salt About 1/2 tsp; adjust for stock saltiness.

Season the broth according to the fish stock concentrate's package directions. Cauliflower cooks quickly and keeps a pleasant texture when added after the broth has come to a boil.

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35 minDifficulty: easy

Creamy salmon soup with pieces of salmon, cauliflower, leek and dill

Servings in this printout: 4

Ingredients

Servings4

500 g salmon fillet
600 g cauliflowerdivided into small florets
80 g leekrinsed and sliced
1 onion
8 dl water
15 ml fish stock concentrateDefault 15 ml per 800 ml water; check the package dosage.
2 dl whipping cream
10 g butterFor sautéing.
8 whole black peppercorns
10 g fresh dillChopped.
3 g saltAbout 1/2 tsp; adjust for stock saltiness.

Method

Chop the onion. Rinse the leek thoroughly and slice. Cut the cauliflower into small florets.
Heat the butter in a pot according to your taste. Sauté the onion and leek for a few minutes until soft.
Add water, fish stock and whole black peppercorns. Bring to a boil.
Add the cauliflower and cook slowly for about 6-8 minutes until just tender.
Cut the salmon into large cubes and add to the pot. Pour in the whipping cream and simmer on low heat for a few minutes until the salmon is cooked.
Taste and add salt if necessary. Stir in the chopped dill and serve immediately.

Nutrition per serving

Nutrition values are approximate estimates, not laboratory analyses. Products and portion size affect the result.

Net carbs: 6.16 g
Total carbohydrates (incl. fibre and polyols): 9.66 g
Protein: 29.66 g
Fat: 41.89 g

GL estimate: about 3 / serving

Confidence · Low Some values or assumptions in the calculation are uncertain.

The calculation also uses comparison values from similar foods or food groups. Small amounts of carbohydrate were left out of the calculation.

Estimate details and sources ↗

How was the estimate calculated?

The serving’s GL is calculated from ingredient data. Confidence describes the evidence behind the calculation. Your blood sugar response may vary.

cauliflower · Food group average
whipping cream · Food group average

Calculated ingredient-based estimate per serving, not a measurement of the prepared meal. All supported positive carbohydrate amounts are included. An unmatched individual portion under 1 g available carbohydrate per serving may be omitted only while all such portions total less than 2 g per serving; the omitted amount is disclosed. This is an editorial tolerance, not a clinical precision limit.

Small portions omitted: 1 g available carbohydrate per serving.

Research sources and technical details

Source names and technical notes appear in their original form.

cauliflower · vegetables-category-mean-gi-66 · fineli-322-2026-10-24
whipping cream · dairy-category-mean-gi-35 · fineli-631-2026-10-24

Carbohydrate data sources

Lohi, filee, kasvatettu Salmo salar · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
Kukkakaali · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
Purjosipuli · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
Sipuli, keltasipuli · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
VESI, VESIJOHTOVESI · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
KALALIEMI, LAIMENNETTU · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
Kerma, kuohukerma, rasvaa 38 % · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
Voi · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
Tilli · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
RUOKASUOLA, JODIOITU · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.

GI and calculation sources

International tables of glycemic index and glycemic load values 2021: a systematic review · Very broad category proxy. It may poorly represent individual non-starchy vegetables and is shown with low confidence. (Low)CATEGORY_MEAN
International tables of glycemic index and glycemic load values 2021: a systematic review · Category mean, not a measured GI for the recipe's cream cheese. (Low)CATEGORY_MEAN

Keto and low-carb labels are editorial classifications. They have not been verified through nutrition calculations for every recipe.

Notes

Do not boil the soup vigorously after adding the salmon to keep the fish juicy.
Fish stock concentrate varies in strength and saltiness. Check the taste before adding salt.