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
- 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)
