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Broccoli and Pea Soup
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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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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