A few weeks ago, my colleague Kris emailed me; he asked if I’d like to do a soup trade with him once a week. He would bring in soup for lunch one day a week and I would do the same. You know how much I love my soups, therefore you wont be surprised that I immediately agreed!
So far, Kris has made Cock-A-Leekie soup, Spicy Tomato & Veg soup, then Squash & Parsnip soup. To add to the collection, I have made Yellow Split Pea soup, Leek & Potato soup and this marvellous Cream of Broccoli soup. Kris said it’s been the nicest soup yet, and I’ve had so much good feedback from all who tasted it, so I thought I’d post it (If you want the recipes for the other soups I mentioned, please feel free to ask!).
I found the recipe and video instruction here on Videojug – I swear I’m getting addicted to that site!
Anyone who reads this blog regularly, knows that I can’t help but deviate from the original recipes…
My version consists of this:
3 medium heads of broccoli, cut into florets
3 x small onions, diced
2 x cloves of garlic, minced
3 x medium potatoes, cubed
1ltr x veg stock
250ml x single cream
50ml x milk (I used whole)
1tsp x ground nutmeg
I didn’t bother with the toasted almonds; I don’t think the dish missed them at all!
I gently fried the onions, potatoes and garlic in some olive oil, for 10 mins.
I then added the broccoli, stock and cream.
After seasoning well with salt, pepper & nutmeg, I gave it all a good stir and simmered for 10 mins.
I used my hand blender to give it a smooth, creamy consistency.
I had some oatcakes and dairylea slices with this, as I didn’t imagine it would be very filling. How wrong I was! It’s deceptively filling, surprisingly rich (yet delicately flavoured) and deliciously creamy (ok enough of the M&S chat).
This was my first time using Nutmeg in a dish, and the subtle hint of it in the soup was really nice. I’m a new fan of Nutmeg! What other dishes do you like to use nutmeg in? Do you do any soup/lunch trades with your colleagues?
Enjoy 🙂
I love soup and this one sounds delicious. Nutmeg is a wonderful spice. I use it quite a lot – it goes well with spinach and cheese dishes. One of my favs is spinach, raisins & pine nuts with nutmeg over pasta and parmasan of course.
Oooooh… how amazing does that sound?!!! What a very tasty combination 😀
what a gorgeous soup! and so darn full of healthy stuff. a soup exchange is a great idea. i’m excited by the cock-a-leekie soup–sounds like fun!
The cock-a-leekie soup went down a storm, Grace, I’ll need to harrass Kris for the recipe! 🙂
That looks healthy and delicious. I have just bought a hand held blender. Hopefully to make some nice soups soon 😀
Oh Mary, you wont look back! I love my hand blender, it’s great for when you want some nice homemade soup, but can’t be bothered grating etc all day! Looking forward to reading about your soups 😀
broccoli is my fav veg Catherine, i brought them today to make some broccoli stir fry chicken but will go with ur soup as its sounds so easy and i have been loving nutmeg for yrs….in India we use it for many sweets, my mum makes quick spinach garlic sir fry with pinch of nutmeg in it ohhh 🙂
Mmmm you’ve put me in the mood for a stir fry now Ananda 🙂 I hope you get on ok with the soup 🙂
Sorry Catherine I forgot to update about ur soup, the problem was it was quite filling and cozy i went straight to bed…..it was super delicious! and my mum was very happy! 🙂
Awww I’m delighted that you and your mum liked the soup! 😀 It is deceptively filling, I can’t believe I thought I would need oatcakes and cheese with it!