Wednesday, January 27, 2010

CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP


Broccoli is a highly nutricious vegetable.
One cup of broccoli gives you-2 grams of heart healthy Omega3 fatty acid and is one of the highest vegetable sources of omega-3. You get considerable amount of vitamin C,K,A and Folate.
So everyone should try and make broccoli a part of their regular diet.
Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 carrot, peeled and chopped
  • 2 cups steamed broccoli
  • 3 cups vegetable or chicken broth
  • 1 cup white sauce 
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
  • In a large pot heat olive oil over medium heat.
  • Add onion, celery, garlic, carrot, and broccoli.
  • Pour broth over vegetables and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat to medium and simmer 5 minutes.
  • Using an immersion blender, puree until smooth (you can use a regular blender if uyou dont have one).
  • Add white sauce and  heat through. 
  • Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
  • Serve garlic bread,toasted.(apply garlic butter on sliced rolls/bread)
Broccoli on Foodista

4 comments:

Lisa said...

This looks great! I just purchased a cookbook on soups and was planning to make this tonight.

ezeecook said...

Hi!

Try it and commnt on it..You are welcome and i am in the process of making ebooks on a few topics.It will help me immensely.
Thank you.

Divina Pe said...

Love the color of the soup. It's so vibrant and fresh.

Janice said...

One of my favorite soups! Looks good

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