Lower Fat Cream of Broccoli soup – too good to be true

• Vegetarian
• Gluten free

• Produce

  • 500 g Broccoli
  • 1 Carrot
  • 4 Garlic cloves
  • 1 Onion/half cup, small
  • 2 Potatoes, small

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tbsp Cornstarch
  • 1 Salt and pepper

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 tbsp Olive oil

• Dairy

  • 1 Cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup Milk

• Liquids

  • 1 Lit water

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Description

Ingredients

• 500g broccoli
• 2 small potatoes
• 1 small onion/half cup
• 4-5 garlic cloves
• 1 lit water
• 1 cup milk
• 1 Tbsp cornstarch
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• salt and pepper
• carrot for garnish
• cheddar cheese for garnish

Directions

• Separate the broccoli into florets and finely chop the stems. The stems will add bulk and are also full of nutrition so you do not want to waste them.
• Heat some oil in a thick bottomed stock pot. Fry the onion and chopped garlic. Add chopped potatoes and fry for some time until the potatoes soften a bit and are partially cooked. You may add a little water here to avoid sticking.
• Add all the broccoli and about one litre of water and put a lid on the pot. Some of the water will be absorbed. Switch off the heat when the potatoes are cooked. The broccoli will definitely cook by this time.
• At this point, you can use an immersion blender to blend everything roughly in the pot. If not, let this cool down and puree it in a blender or food processor in batches. Add everything back to the pot.
• The blended potato will lend a creamy aspect to the whole soup and it should be quite thick at this point.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Mix in 1 Tbsp cornstarch with a cup of milk at room temperature such that there are no lumps. Add this to the soup pot.
• Keep stirring slowly so that the soup does not stick. The cornstarch will add some thickness and milk will add a creamy aspect.
• Serve this piping hot. Ladle in bowls and add some grated carrot on top for garnish. Add about a Tbsp of grated cheddar and mix it in as you eat.
• You can make this cheddar intensive by adding 2 cups of cheddar to the pot, or lots more cheddar to the bowl, but that will not make this low fat.

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