Cream of Broccoli Soup With Mushroom Toast
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Yields:
-
6 cups
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 lbs broccoli, cut in 1 inch pieces
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 1⁄2 cups vegetable broth
- 1⁄2 cup instant nonfat dry milk powder
- 1⁄2 cup whipping cream or 1/2 cup half-and-half
- salt and pepper
- 6 tablespoons sour cream
- 2 -3 tablespoons lemon juice
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Mushroom Toast
- 1 cup mushroom, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons onions, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 pinches dried thyme leaves
- salt and pepper
- 6 low carb whole wheat bread, slices toasted and halved
directions
- Saute onion and garlic in oil in large saucepan until tender - 3-5 minutes. Stir in broccoli, thyme and nutmeg - cook 2 minutes longer.
- Add broccoli to saucepan - heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer covered until broccoli is very tender - about 10 minutes.
- Process soup and dry milk in food processor or blender until smooth. Return soup to saucepan - add cream and cook over medium heat until hot. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour soup into bowls. Mix sour cream and lemon juice - swirl about 1 T of mixture into each bowl of soup.
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