Broccoli-cheese soup is life. There’s something about it that triggers a happy, peaceful memory.
This soup is very flavorful. It’s great for serving at luncheons or special gatherings with a quiche.
Here’s the perfect recipe to make your delicious broccoli cheese soup at home.
Ingredients
Soup
- 30ml butter
- 1 onion — medium, chopped
- 2 garlic — cloves, chopped
- 250g broccoli — chopped
- 15ml cake flour
- 500ml stock — vegetable
- 375ml milk
- 250ml cream
- 45ml fresh chives — chopped
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Breadcrumbs
- 250ml white bread — chopped
- 300ml onion — chopped
- 1 garlic — cloves
- 15ml fresh chillies
- 15ml fresh parsley — finely chopped
- 250ml cheddar cheese — grated
- Fresh basil
Method:
- For the soup, heat the butter in a pot over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and sauté, 1 minute.
- Add the broccoli and cauliflower and sauté, 2 minutes. Remove 4 tablespoons of this mixture and set aside.
- Stir in the cake flour, stock and milk and simmer, 15 minutes. Add the cream and simmer, 2 minutes.
- Stir in the chives and puree the soup until smooth. Season the soup to taste.
- For the breadcrumbs, place the bread, onion and garlic in a food processor and blend until fine.
- Add the oil to a pan over medium heat; add the breadcrumb mixture and fry until golden and toasted, 3-4 minutes.
- Season it to taste and stir in the parsley.
- To serve, spoon the soup into serving bowls and top each portion with the chopped broccoli mixture that was set aside earlier.
- Sprinkle some of the toasted crumbs and cheddar on top. Garnish with some basil leaves.
