Broccoli And Spinach Soup Creamy Creamless Recipes

CREAMY BROCCOLI-AND-SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add leeks and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 2 minutes. Stir in mustard, then flour; cook until mixture has a slightly nutty aroma, about 1 minute.
• Gradually whisk in broth until combined. Add broccoli stems and season with salt and pepper; increase heat to high and bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Add broccoli florets; reduce heat to low and simmer partially covered until broccoli is tender, about 8 minutes. Stir in spinach and cook 1 minute more; remove from heat.
• Working in batches, purée soup in a blender. Return to pot and reheat over medium-low. Whisk crème fraîche with 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl. Serve soup, drizzled with crème-fraîche mixture and garnished with pretzels.

CREAMLESS BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• Combine in a soup pot the oil, onions, celery, garlic and salt.
• Cook covered on medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring often.
• Meanwhile, rinse the broccoli, cut into 4-5 cups of florets, and peel and chop the stems to make about 2 cups.
• Reserve 1 cup of florets.
• When the onions are clear, add 4 cups of the water or stock and all the broccoli except for the reserved florets.
• Cover and bring to a boil.
• Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add the oats and simmer gently for about 10 minutes, stirring often, until the broccoli is tender and the soup begins to thicken.
• Remove from the heat and then stir in the lemon juice, dill and pepper.
• Working in batches, puree the soup (in a blender, preferably) until smooth.
• Bring the remaining 1/2 cup water to a boil in a small sauce pan.
• Add the reserved broccoli florets and cook, covered, until they are bright green and crisp tender, about 3-5 minutes.
• Stir the florets and their cooking water into the soup.
• Garnish with lemon slices and chives if desired.
• Serve.

BROCCOLI AND SPINACH SOUP (CREAMY CREAMLESS)

Steps:

• 1) heat pan, spray with oil - just a few spritzs is fine. Add broccoli, onions, garlic, mustard, cayenne and 1 tsp salt and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant (about 6 min). Add 1 cup water and baking soda. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook until broccoli is very soft (about 20 min) stirring once during cooking. 2) Add broth and 2 cups of water. When begins to simmer, add spinach and cook until wilted (about 1 min). Transfer to blender and process until smoother - 1 minute. sprinkle with parmesan if want.