Cream Of Broccoli And Pea Soup Food

HERBY BROCCOLI & PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion and fry for 8 mins until soft and translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 1 min more. Tip in the broccoli, peas and chard, then pour over the stock and bring the mixture to the boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover and cook for 25 mins.
• Stir through the herbs, lemon zest and juice, then blitz the soup with a stick blender until completely smooth. Ladle into bowls and serve with the toasted pumpkin seeds scattered over the top.

CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium pot, melt butter over medium. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 8 minutes.
• Add flour and cook, stirring, until combined, 1 minute.
• Whisking constantly, add broth and 1 cup water and bring to a boil over high. Reduce heat and simmer, whisking occasionally, 10 minutes.
• Add broccoli and bring to a simmer. Cook until broccoli is very tender, 20 minutes.
• Transfer mixture to a large bowl. In batches, fill a blender halfway with mixture and puree until smooth; to allow heat to escape, remove cap from hole in lid, cover lid with a dish towel, and hold down firmly while blending. Return soup to pot as pureed.
• Add cream and heat over medium until warmed through. Season with salt and pepper. Thin with broth or water, if desired.

BEST CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in medium sized stock pot, and saute onion and celery until tender. Add broccoli and broth, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Pour the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth and pour into a clean pot. Alternately, you can use a stick blender and puree the soup right in the cooking pot.
• In small saucepan, over medium-heat melt 3 tablespoons butter, stir in flour and add milk. Stir until thick and bubbly, and add to soup. Season with pepper and serve.

BROCCOLI & PEA SOUP WITH MINTY RICOTTA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a flameproof casserole pot and fry the onion and celery for 10 mins. Add the garlic and fry for 1 min more.
• Add the broccoli, peas and stock, bring to a simmer and cook, covered, for 10-15 mins, or until the broccoli is tender. Tip the mix into a blender and blitz until smooth, or use a hand blender. Season. Stir in half the lemon zest and juice, then taste, and add the rest, if you like.
• Mix the ricotta with the mint and a pinch of salt. Ladle the soup into bowls, then top with the minty ricotta and the pine nuts. Drizzle over the extra olive oil and scatter with mint leaves, then serve with sliced bread, if you like.

EASY CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high. Add onion; season with salt and pepper. Cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add broth, broccoli, potato, and 2 cups water; season generously with salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until broccoli and potato are just tender, about 4 minutes.
• Working in batches, puree soup in a blender (fill it no more than halfway) and return to pot. Stir in cream and lemon juice; season with salt and pepper.

SIMPLE CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, melt butter and cook onion until tender over medium high heat. Add potato and toss to coat with butter. Add hot stock and bring to a simmer. Stir in broccoli and return to a simmer. When potato and broccoli are tender, puree in batches in a blender or food processor. Return to pot and add cream. Season to taste and serve warm.

BROCCOLI AND PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Add the finely chopped onion and oil to a medium-sized saucepan. Cook the onion in the oil over medium heat for 5 - 7 minutes, until the onion is soft.
• Add the crushed garlic and finely chopped broccoli stalk and cook for two minutes taking care the garlic does not burn.
• Add the broccoli florets and stock and bring to the boil. Turn the heat down and cook for 2minutes.
• Add the frozen peas and cook for 3 minutes, until the broccoli is tender. Do not over boil or the broccoli will lose its vibrant colour.
• Take off the heat, add the lemon zest and fresh basil and blitz with a hand-held blender until the soup is smooth. See Note 9.
• Check that the seasoning is to your taste. Stir through the lemon juice just before serving.
• If you prefer a thinner soup add an extra 120 ml (1/2 cup) of stock. (See Note 9.)To serve, sprinkle with extra lemon zest, fresh basil leaves and freshly ground black pepper.

PAULA'S CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium saucepan and lightly sauté onion.
• Add flour, bouillon cubes and seasonings, stirring until smooth.
• Remove from heat.
• Gradually whisk in milk.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Boil and stir 1 minute.
• Meanwhile, cook broccoli according to package directions.
• Add broccoli and simmer an additional 10 minutes.
• At this point, you could put in a crock set on low until ready to serve.
• NOTE: When I make this in the crock pot, I triple the cream soup base and add 2 packages of the broccoli florets.

EASY CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat.
• Add diced celery, onion, and garlic to butter. Allow 2 minutes to soften.
• Stir in flour and continue stirring for 1 minute.
• Slowly stir in veg. broth & frozen broccoli. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Spoon out most of the big chunks of broccoli.
• Mash the broccoli with a potato masher or puree in a blender -- return broccoli to soup.
• Add milk and cubed cheese. Stir occasionally until melted and well combined.
• Season with black pepper &/or hot sauce for a kick!