Organic Broccoli & Spinach Soup
From melaniepais345 12 years agoIngredients
- 1 ½ pounds of organic broccoli shopping list
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil shopping list
- 1 cup diced organic onion shopping list
- 1 cup chopped organic leek (or spring onions) shopping list
- 1 ½ tablespoons organic minced garlic shopping list
- salt and freshly ground pepper shopping list
- 1 teaspoon of fresh organic basil chopped shopping list
- 1 teaspoon of fresh organic marjoram chopped shopping list
- 1 teaspoon of fresh organic Italian parsley chopped shopping list
- 5 cups organic vegetable stock (you can also use chicken stock) shopping list
- 2 cups of packed organic spinach washed, and trimmed shopping list
- 2 teaspoons of freshly grated lemon zest shopping list
- 2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice shopping list
- 1 cup organic vanilla soy milk shopping list
How to make it
- Cut the stems from the florets of the broccoli Cut stems into about ½ - inch pieces.
- Heat the olive oil in a soup pot over medium high heat. Add the onion and leek to pan and season with salt and pepper. Add garlic and cook for about 1 minute. Lower temperature to medium heat and cook vegetables slowly until tender about 10 minutes (you do not want the vegetables to take on any color).
- Stir in the basil, marjoram, and Italian parsley. Add the broccoli stems, vegetable stock and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a simmer and cook uncovered for 2-3 minutes. Add the florets and cook until fork tender about 5 minutes. Stir in cleaned spinach and lemon zest. Once the spinach has wilted into the soup, puree the soup in small batches in a blender.
- Return blended soup to pan and stir in lemon juice then soy milk. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed. Serve in warm bowls and garnish with lemon zest.
- This recipe can be made ahead up until the point you blend the soup and store it in the refrigerator for several days or up to one month frozen.
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I made this 4/1/13. I thought it was a little thin but I did really like it! Good soup to sop up with bread! Used my stick blender to make the pureeing process a bit easier. Thanks Melanie! More -----> more
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