Ingredients
The following ingredients have 2 Servings
- 1 large head of broccoli
- 1 potato (, peeled and roughly chopped into cubes about 1.5cm / 1/2" cubes)
- 1 white or brown onion (, roughly diced)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 cups / 500 ml vegetable stock / broth
- 1 cup / 250 ml milk ((low fat, cow or soy))
- 1/2 cup / 125 ml water
- Salt and pepper
Instruction
- Cut / break broccoli into florets into pieces about half the size of a golf ball. Roughly cut most of the stem, other than the main stem, into thumb size pieces. Discard the main stem, or keep for another use.
- Place all ingredients except milk, salt and pepper in pot, put on lid, bring to boil then turn down heat to medium and let it rapidly simmer for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Remove lid, add milk, bring back to boil, then remove from heat and whizz with hand held blender.
- You can thicken the soup by cooking it for longer on the stove on a medium low heat.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper, serve with croutons if desired.
