Broccoli & Asparagus Soup
Broccoli & Asparagus Soup

Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, broccoli & asparagus soup. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have broccoli & asparagus soup using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Broccoli & Asparagus Soup:
  1. Make ready 1/3 rd a head of broccoli florets,
  2. Take The large stalk from a head of broccoli,
  3. Take 230 ml boiled water (filtered if possible),
  4. Take 10 spears of asparagus, very ends trimmed off,
  5. Take 200 ml milk or dairy free alternative, (I used almond milk),
  6. Make ready 1/2 Vegetable stock cube,
  7. Make ready 1 tbsp olive oil,
  8. Prepare 1/2 an onion chopped finely,
  9. Get Salt and white pepper to season
  10. Prepare To serve:
  11. Prepare 2 rashers crispy fried bacon (optional)
  12. Prepare 2 tbsp crème fraiche or fat free quark,
  13. Get 1 drizzle of extra virgin olive oil,
  14. Make ready Fresh parsley leaves,
  15. Take Salt and ground black pepper to season
  16. Take Equipment Needed:
  17. Take 1 hand blender / blender
Steps to make Broccoli & Asparagus Soup:
  1. Add the vegetable stock to the boiling water and stir through to dissolve. Add to a saucepan over a high heat and then place in all of the broccoli stalks. Bring to a boil and cook for around 7 minutes. Next add in the florets and continue to boil.
  2. In a frying pan, add in the olive oil and once hot sear the asparagus and the chopped onion until it gets a bit of colour and the asparagus is slightly charred. Remove from the heat. Remove the asparagus, chop it up into smaller pieces and add it in with the broccoli. Set aside the onions for the time being.
  3. Boil the broccoli until the stalks are nice and soft and the water has reduced down by about half. Season well with salt and a pinch of white pepper to taste.
  4. Add the cooked onions in with the broccoli and asparagus. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for 2-3 minutes.
  5. Using a hand blender or regular blender, blend until nice and smooth and no large lumps remain. Add in half the milk and blend again until a smoother texture is achieved. Add the remaining milk, blend one final time until velvety smooth.
  6. For the garnish I like to fry up some bacon until crispy, then sprinkle on top with some crème fraiche or fat free quark, and a little drizzle of extra virgin olive oil then a few sprigs of fresh parsley leaves. Then a final grind of black pepper and salt to taste. Enjoy!

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