Time for cooking: 20 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Creamy Broccoli Soup
Ingredients:
- 4 cups small broccoli florets
- 700ml of water /veggies broth
- 1 celery stalk chopped
- 1/2 medium onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 1/2 inch of fresh turmeric or 1/4 tsp ground turmeric
- 1/2 cup cannellini beans (canned white beans, drained & rinsed)
- 1/2 cup soaked raw cashews
- 1/2 tsp miso paste (optional)
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/2 lemon juice
- Salt ( optional if you don’t have miso)
Method:
Heat 1/4 cup of water in a large pot over a medium heat. Add the onions, Garrick, turmeric, celery and cook for 5 min. The water will help not burn the veggies.
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Add the approx 300ml of water, reserve the remaining for later. Add in the cannelloni beans, half of the broccoli florets, drained cashews, paprika & black pepper. Stir well. Cover the pot and let it simmer over medium heat for another 4 minutes.
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To a high speed blender, add the mix from the pot and blend until smooth.
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Once blended, pour back the soup into the same pot, add the remaining broccoli and the reserved broth/water.
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Let the soup simmer for 5 minutes. Give a taste. Adjust the seasoning. Turn the heat off, add juice of half a lemon.
Notes
If you don’t have miso paste, you can add salt to taste at the end.
Nutrition Facts:
Did you know that miso is a part of wholefood plant based lifestyle and although its high in sodium, it is able to decrease blood pressure and sympathetic activity via the inhibition of ACE activity.
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