Creamy Broccoli And Spinach Soup Recipes

CREAMY BROCCOLI SPINACH SOUP WITH GREEK YOGURT

Steps:

• Add oil to a large pot. Add in onions and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for an additional minute.
• Toss in broccoli and cook for 5 minutes over medium heat. Stir in chicken stock and bring to a boil. Simmer for another 5-10 minutes until broccoli is tender.
• Take off of the heat and stir in spinach, Parmesan cheese and pepper.
• Cool soup slightly. Add soup in two batches to a blender. (If you have an immersion blender you can do this in the pot). Pulse until thick and smooth. About 1-2 minutes each batch.
• Add 1 tablespoon of Greek yogurt to each batch (2 tablespoons total) and pulse to combine. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Pour soup into bowls and serve immediately. Garnish with greek yogurt if desired.

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.

BROCCOLI-SPINACH SOUP WITH PARMESAN CROUTONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Bring 4 quarts water and 2 tablespoons of the salt to a boil in a large pot over high. Set 1 cup of the broccoli aside. Add remaining broccoli to pot, and cook 3 minutes. Add spinach, pushing down to submerge in water. Cook 1 minute or until broccoli is tender and spinach is wilted. Remove 1 cup cooking liquid; set aside. Drain in a colander, discarding remaining cooking liquid. Run cold water over broccoli and spinach, draining well, until cool, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Process cooked, cooled broccoli and spinach, 1 cup reserved cooking liquid, stock, and parsley in a blender until smooth, 1 minute. Transfer to pot; stir in half-and-half, 2 1/2 teaspoons of the salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of the pepper.
• Toss together bread, Parmesan, and 3 tablespoons of the oil. Place in 1 layer on 1 side of a greased rimmed baking sheet. Toss reserved 1 cup broccoli with remaining 1 tablespoon oil and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Place in a single layer on other side of baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven until broccoli is tender and bread is toasted, 7 to 9 minutes.
• Gently reheat soup over medium until steaming, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice. Ladle soup into bowls, and top with roasted broccoli and croutons.

CREAMY BROCCOLI SPINACH SOUP (VEGAN)

Steps:

• *Prepare the broccoli rice by cutting off the broccoli stalk, slicing off the tough outer layer and chopping the stack roughly, along with the florets before adding into the blender. Blitz until the mixture becomes crumbly (not mushy) Avoid overcrowding the blender and make broccoli rice in batches if you have to.
• Dissolve the stock cubes in the hot water.
• In a large pot heat up the oil, add the garlic and onion and fry over a medium heat for 2 minutes, stirring often. Add the broccoli rice and continue cooking for 5 minutes, stirring often. Add the spinach, pour in 3/4 of the stock, cover and bring to a boil, then simmer for 3 more minutes. Puree the soup, add the remaining stock if necessary, adjust the seasoning (I only added some pepper) and enjoy!

SPINACH AND BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• Remove the roots and leaves from the leeks, wash well, and chop roughly.
• Heat the oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan or stock pot. Saute the leek until softened.
• Add the garlic and pepper, and continue cooking, stirring, for around a minute.
• Add the spinach, in batches if using fresh, broccoli, potato and stock. Cover and simmer until the potato is tender.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
• Blend on high speed using a hand held/stick mixer.
• Serve with grated parmesan or sour cream.