Sunday, January 23, 2011

Vegan/Vegetarian Broccoli Soup










My mom makes fantastic broccoli soup. Unfortunately it is very time consuming and full of fat and calories. I have been tinkering with a few recipes and have come up w/ this.

I dice and saute 3 cloves of garlic w/ an onion in a tablespoon of olive oil until it's soft. Then I add 1/4 tsp of red pepper flakes.

Then I dice up a potato and two "trees" of broccoli.

I put in 2 cups of vegetable broth, bring to a boil, then reduce and simmer for 20 minutes, until the potatoes and broccoli are tender.

I let it cool slightly, then put it in a food processor and combine to a consistency that I prefer.

If you leave the soup like this, it's vegan and not bad. I like to drizzle a little heavy cream and put shaved cheese on top (cheddar or parmesan are favs). Enjoy!

4 comments:

  1. Oh this looks just delightful :) I will be trying this recipe very soon.

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  2. YUM. I can't wait to try this!!!
    Ang

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  3. Yum. I can't wait to try this!!!!
    Ang

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  4. Not bad, Chef Claton. It actually doesn't look too time consuming from what you've said. Maybe 30 minutes? Or is that what it was after you've made it easier from your mom's recipe?

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