Creamy Healthy Broccoli Soup

By Nagi

Ingredients

• 2 cups / 500 ml vegetable stock / broth
• 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
• 1 cup / 250 ml milk ((low fat, cow or soy))
• 1/2 cup / 125 ml water
• Salt and pepper
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

1. 1

   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.

2. 2

   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.

3. 3

   Remove lid, add milk, bring back to boil, then remove from heat and whizz with hand held blender.

4. 4

   You can thicken the soup by cooking it for longer on the stove on a medium low heat.

5. 5

   Season to taste with salt and pepper, serve with croutons if desired.

6. 6

   Cut stale bread into cubes, lightly spray with olive oil, spread on baking stray and bake for 3 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle with salt then top on soup.