Cream of Broccoli Soup

Submitted by Moody

"A cream soup without the cream."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs broccoli florets
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 2 large potatoes, peeled & sliced
• 4 cups vegetable broth
• 1 bunch chives, minced
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon, zest of
• salt
• fresh ground pepper

directions

1. In a large saucepan, bring broccoli, onion, potatoes, broth, chives& lemon zest to the boil over med-high heat.
2. Cover,& reduce to med-low& simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
3. Puree soup with food processor or immersion blender.
4. Return to pot, season with salt& pepper,& top individual servings with some minced chives.

Reviews

[sunshinestarr]

Yum! Was good - tasted like broccoli! :)

 

[Gen Moore]

This is soup is very easy and delicious--even my 2-year-old ate it, and he has broccoli issues. I have two comments. One is, in my pot 4c of broth didn't begin to cover everything, so I boiled with water first, drained it, then added broth to the pureed soup. I ended up using about 2c of broth. The other comment is that boiling broccoli leeches out a lot of antioxidants, so I would recommend steaming it separately. I served the soup with shredded pepperjack cheese on top. Will definitely make it again!