Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, broccoli & asparagus soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Broccoli & Asparagus Soup is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are fine and they look wonderful. Broccoli & Asparagus Soup is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
Broccoli (Brassica oleracea) is a cruciferous vegetable related to cabbage, kale, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts. These vegetables are known for their beneficial health effects. Broccoli is a bonafide dinnertime hero.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have broccoli & asparagus soup using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Broccoli & Asparagus Soup:
- Prepare 1/3 rd a head of broccoli florets,
- Make ready The large stalk from a head of broccoli,
- Prepare 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),
- Take 1/2 Vegetable stock cube,
- Prepare 1 tbsp olive oil,
- Take 1/2 an onion chopped finely,
- Make ready 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,
- Make ready 1 drizzle of extra virgin olive oil,
- Get Fresh parsley leaves,
- Get Salt and ground black pepper to season
- Prepare Equipment Needed:
- Get 1 hand blender / blender
Broccoli is a cruciferous vegetable rich in nutrients. Possible health benefits include lowering cancer risk and boosting the immune system. Learn more about the health benefits of broccoli here. 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.
Instructions 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 brocolli 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 brocolli. Set aside the onions for the time being.
- Boil the brocolli 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!
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