Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, broccoli & asparagus soup. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Broccoli is a green vegetable that vaguely resembles a miniature tree. It belongs to the plant species known as Brassica oleracea. It's closely related to cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kale and cauliflower. Broccoli is a green vegetable (Brassica oleracea var. italica) in the flowering plant family Brassicaceae (formerly Cruciferae), characterized by fleshy green flower heads arranged in a tree-like fashion on branches sprouting from a thick, edible stalk.
Broccoli & Asparagus Soup is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. Broccoli & Asparagus Soup is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook broccoli & asparagus soup using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Broccoli & Asparagus Soup:
- Get 1/3 rd a head of broccoli florets,
- Take The large stalk from a head of broccoli,
- Make ready 230 ml boiled water (filtered if possible),
- Prepare 10 spears of asparagus, very ends trimmed off,
- Take 200 ml milk or dairy free alternative, (I used almond milk),
- Get 1/2 Vegetable stock cube,
- Make ready 1 tbsp olive oil,
- Prepare 1/2 an onion chopped finely,
- Get Salt and white pepper to season
- Take To serve:
- Make ready 2 rashers crispy fried bacon (optional)
- Take 2 tbsp crème fraiche or fat free quark,
- Take 1 drizzle of extra virgin olive oil,
- Get Fresh parsley leaves,
- Make ready Salt and ground black pepper to season
- Prepare Equipment Needed:
- Take 1 hand blender / blender
Broccoli is a green vegetable from the cabbage family. It is generally sold in heads, which have multiple florets branching off a central stem, and sometimes have leaves still attached. Roasted broccoli is quick and easy to prepare using broccoli florets, broccoli stems, olive oil, salt, and pepper. My favorite part is the roasted sliced stem pieces.
Steps to make Broccoli & Asparagus Soup:
- Add the vegetable stock to the boiling water and stir through to dissolve. Add to a saucepan over a high heat and then place in all of the broccoli stalks. Bring to a boil and cook for around 7 minutes. Next add in the florets and continue to boil.
- In a frying pan, add in the olive oil and once hot sear the asparagus and the chopped onion until it gets a bit of colour and the asparagus is slightly charred. Remove from the heat. Remove the asparagus, chop it up into smaller pieces and add it in with the broccoli. Set aside the onions for the time being.
- Boil the broccoli until the stalks are nice and soft and the water has reduced down by about half. Season well with salt and a pinch of white pepper to taste.
- Add the cooked onions in with the broccoli and asparagus. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for 2-3 minutes.
- Using a hand blender or regular blender, blend until nice and smooth and no large lumps remain. Add in half the milk and blend again until a smoother texture is achieved. Add the remaining milk, blend one final time until velvety smooth.
- For the garnish I like to fry up some bacon until crispy, then sprinkle on top with some crème fraiche or fat free quark, and a little drizzle of extra virgin olive oil then a few sprigs of fresh parsley leaves. Then a final grind of black pepper and salt to taste. Enjoy!
Roasted broccoli is quick and easy to prepare using broccoli florets, broccoli stems, olive oil, salt, and pepper. My favorite part is the roasted sliced stem pieces. Discover what makes broccoli so healthy, from fibre to vitamins and minerals. Add broccoli to one of your lists below, or create a new one. Broccoli, form of cabbage, of the mustard family, grown for its edible flower buds and stalk.
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