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    Home » Vegan Recipes » Vegan Soup Recipes » Broccoli and Pea Soup

    Broccoli and Pea Soup

    Published: Jan 20, 2017 · Modified: Mar 18, 2022 by Kate Ford · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    This vibrant green broccoli and pea soup is packed with flavour and deliciously creamy with peas, lemon and basil. Quick and easy to make, a filling and nutritious lunch.

    🍴Why you will love this recipe

    If you're looking for a lunchtime soup that's packed full of goodness and creamy and delicious too, look no further! This dreamy broccoli and pea soup is vibrant in both colour and flavour, with zingy lemon and basil.

    This soup is very inexpensive to make, and freezes brilliantly, so a great project for a weekend meal prep and stocking up the freezer. Using the whole head of broccoli (including the stalk!) is a great way to bulk out your soup that's both cheap and packed with even more nutrients.

    I topped mine with a swirl of extra virgin olive oil and some fresh basil, but this would also be great with garlicky croutons, some shavings of vegan parmesan or just a hunk of crusty bread instead.

    Jump to:
    • 🍴Why you will love this recipe
    • 📝 What you need
    • 👩🏽‍🍳 How to make your Broccoli and Pea Soup
    • 🔪 Top Tips & FAQs
    • 🍽 If you liked that...
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments and Reviews

    📝 What you need

    ingredients for broccoli and pea soup

    Broccoli Using the whole head of broccoli, stalk and all, gives the soup its bulk and lots of lovely nutrients. Use a nice big head of broccoli to get a big quantity of soup, so you can stock up the freezer if you have leftovers!

    Peas give a smooth creaminess to the soup, a little sweetness and even more nutrients... yum! You can use either fresh or frozen peas. If you're podding your own, take a look at my delicious Peapod Soup with the leftover pods!

    Spinach is mainly responsible for the lusciously vibrant green colour of this soup - add it just before blitzing so it doesn't lose its colour.

    Lemon gives such a pop of fresh, citrussy flavour to this soup, which goes really well with the basil.

    👩🏽‍🍳 How to make your Broccoli and Pea Soup

    For a full, printable recipe with ingredients and detailed instructions, scroll to the bottom of this page.

    Chop broccoli and onion

    Slice the onion and crush the garlic. Fry them gently in a large saucepan. Break off the broccoli florets and trim and chop the stalk. Add to the pan.

    boil in stock and add peas

    Add the vegetable stock and bring to the boil, then simmer for 8 minutes, adding the peas half way through so they are just cooked.

    Add spinach and blitz

    Stir the spinach through the soup then add the basil and lemon and blitz to a very smooth purée, (this might take a few minutes - keep going!).

    🔪 Top Tips & FAQs

    The key to a velvety texture for your soup is to blitz for much longer than you think you need to - we're talking 2 minutes or so. Time well spent - you don't regret it!

    Simmer the soup only until the broccoli and peas are just cooked through. That way they will retain more colour, texture and nutrients.

    Garnish your bowls of broccoli and pea soup with extra virgin olive oil, dairy-free cream, basil leaves, black pepper or crunchy croutons.

    broccoli soup with peas
    Can I freeze my broccoli and pea soup?

    Yes, this soup freezes really well so why not make a double batch whilst you're at it and stock up the freezer?

    How long will this soup last in the fridge?

    You can store this soup in the fridge for 3-4 days.

    🍽 If you liked that...

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    📖 Recipe

    broccoli and pea soup

    Broccoli and Pea Soup

    Kate Ford | The Veg Space
    This vibrant green soup is packed with flavour and deliciously creamy with peas, lemon and basil. Quick and easy to make, a filling and nutritious lunch.
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 20 minutes mins
    Course Soup
    Cuisine British
    Servings 4 people
    Calories 191 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 tablespoon rapeseed or sunflower oil
    • 1 onion
    • 1 clove garlic or 1 teaspoon ready-chopped garlic / garlic purée
    • 1 head broccoli
    • 200 g frozen peas
    • 750 ml vegetable stock
    • handful baby spinach
    • handful fresh basil
    • ½ lemon
    • 2 tablespoon dairy-free cream optional

    Instructions
     

    • Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Peel and slice the onion and add to the saucepan, followed by the garlic. Cook for 2-3 minutes until starting to soften.
    • Cut the stalk from the broccoli, trim the end and remove any tough bits of outer skin. Chop the stalk roughly and add to the pan. Cut the remainder into small florets and add to the pan.
    • Pour in the vegetable stock, bring to the boil and simmer for 4 minutes then add the frozen peas. Continue to simmer for 3-4 minutes until the broccoli and peas are just cooked through.
    • Season well with salt and pepper, then remove from the heat.
    • Add the spinach, lemon juice, basil and (optional) Vegan cream to the soup, then blitz it very thoroughly in a blender, food processor or with a hand blender until completely smooth - this may take a minute or two, so keep going! If the soup seems too thick, just add a little more water and blitz again.

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    Notes

    The key to a velvety texture for your soup is to blitz for much longer than you think you need to - we're talking 2 minutes or so. Time well spent - you don't regret it!
    Simmer the soup only until the broccoli and peas are just cooked through. That way they will retain more colour, texture and nutrients.
    Garnish your bowls of soup with extra virgin olive oil, dairy-free cream, basil leaves, black pepper or crunchy croutons.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1servingCalories: 191kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 8gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 809mgPotassium: 678mgFiber: 8gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 1734IUVitamin C: 165mgCalcium: 96mgIron: 2mg
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    Comments

    1. Victoria Hill says

      May 02, 2023 at 10:24 pm

      I think that this is the tastiest soup I have ever eaten! Made for my fussy 9 and 5 year old kids who wolfed the lot! Plan to double up and use as a pasta sauce too for added vitamin intake for the kids.

      Reply
      • Kate Ford says

        May 05, 2023 at 9:36 am

        That's lovely to hear, thanks so much Victoria!

        Reply
    2. Sue says

      April 24, 2023 at 9:23 am

      I made this beautiful soup last week.
      It’s so delicious I’m going to make it this week too! 😋

      Reply
      • Kate Ford says

        April 27, 2023 at 8:11 am

        That's lovely to hear, thanks Sue!

        Reply
    3. Beth says

      March 18, 2022 at 1:57 pm

      This recipe is so good! I made it a few nights ago, and even the kids ate it. That's saying something.

      Reply
      • Kate Ford says

        March 18, 2022 at 2:11 pm

        Wow, well done kids! Mine wouldn't go near anything this colour!! Xx

        Reply
    4. Toni says

      March 18, 2022 at 1:52 pm

      This is so good!! Easy to make, delicious and tastes really amazing!

      Reply
      • Kate Ford says

        March 18, 2022 at 2:11 pm

        That's great to hear, thanks Toni!

        Reply
    5. Emily Flint says

      March 18, 2022 at 1:40 pm

      All of the fresh greens in this soup were so delicious! This soup recipe will be on repeat in my house.

      Reply
    6. Gloria says

      March 18, 2022 at 1:29 pm

      Spring begins on Sunday. This is the perfect soup. Love the colour. This would be great on the Easter dinner menu as a starter.

      Reply
    7. Yaron says

      February 06, 2017 at 11:32 am

      I just happen to have a real big broccoli in my fridge which will go into this soup
      thanks!

      Reply
    8. steffi says

      February 03, 2017 at 9:24 pm

      oh my freaking god, this sounds so amazing! i'll have to try it tomorrow, already making a list with all the ingredients! thanks for the recipe! if you wanna explore more vegan food recipes, feel free to head over to my blog eatwholegreens and browse through 🙂

      cheers, steffi | eatwholegreens.com

      Reply
    9. Elizabeth says

      February 01, 2017 at 7:51 am

      What a gorgeous looking soup, and I love how the whole broccoli goes into it. Thank you for sharing with the No Waste Food Challenge!

      Reply
    10. Jenny says

      January 25, 2017 at 11:10 am

      Hi I'm planning to make this ahead of time and to take into work to have as lunches. Would it be OK to add the basil and yogurt (or soya cream as I need to use it up!) while I'm cooking it? Then I can just take it out and reheat and work? Thanks

      Reply
      • thevegspace says

        January 26, 2017 at 7:28 am

        Yes absolutely - cream would be fine to reheat, yoghurt might go a bit funny on reheating so might be better to leave it out altogether. It it still really creamy without it!

        Reply
        • Jenny says

          January 31, 2017 at 1:40 pm

          Just had this for lunch. It was divine! Quite possibly the best vegetarian soup I have made! Thanks for sharing.

          Reply
          • thevegspace says

            February 01, 2017 at 3:43 pm

            Oh that's great to hear, thanks so much Jenny! x

            Reply
    11. Petra says

      January 23, 2017 at 8:45 pm

      Yum, this soup looks so delicious! It's only recently that I started adding cannellini beans into my soups, they make any soup really filling, all that protein and fibre!

      Reply
    12. Eb Gargano / easypeasyfoodie.com says

      January 23, 2017 at 3:08 pm

      Oh what a fab colour - and lovely ingredients! I'm not sure I've ever blended a soup containing beans before - I normally keep them chunky. I'm going to have to try that now! Thanks for linking up to #CookBlogShare 🙂 Eb x

      Reply
    13. Ciara Attwell says

      January 22, 2017 at 4:24 pm

      This looks so delicious Kate. I'm definitely trying it for lunch one day this week! Have yummed and pinned it too!

      Reply
    14. Choclette says

      January 22, 2017 at 1:34 pm

      What a fab colour Kate. It sounds delicious with lots of lovely ingredients, but it's that green that really appeals 😉

      Reply
    15. Kirsty Hijacked By Twins says

      January 22, 2017 at 11:51 am

      Wow I love the colour of this soup! Broccoli is a favourite veg of mine so I would love this soup for lunch x #CookBlogShare

      Reply
    16. Jan Bennett says

      January 22, 2017 at 6:48 am

      What a lovely idea to add beans to broccoli soup!

      Reply
    17. Nadia says

      January 21, 2017 at 6:21 pm

      This soup looks delicious and I love the vibrant colour 😀 Beans are a staple in my kitchen. Healthy, delicious and cheap 😉

      Reply
    18. Dannii says

      January 21, 2017 at 11:12 am

      I love creamy broccoli soup, but I have never added beans to it. What a great idea to add some protein.

      Reply

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