Broccoli and Potato Soup.

On By WanjoroIn Recipes

Ok. The soup has other vegetables but broccoli is the main star in this healthy bowl of soup.

I’ve been on a soft food diet for a while now and mashed food, porridge, soups and smoothies have been my main go-tos for a quick and easy nourishment fix. I will be posting the other soups too but you can check out some of my smoothie bowl and porridge recipes here and here.

This soup is easy to make. Uses easily available ingredients and is filling enough for a light dinner. Serve it up with some grilled cheese toast or crusty bread and you’re good to go. 🤗

Let’s get started.

Ingredients are:- One chopped red onion, 6 garlic cloves, 2 celery stalks, 2 carrots, 2 large potatoes, chopped and diced. Butter, coriander seeds, dried thyme, salt and Pepper to taste.
Heat your pan and add 1 1/2 tbsp of some butter, I added some olive oil so the butter would not burn. Toast one tsp of coriander seeds in the butter, they will be fragrant but make sure they do not burn.
Next, add the onion, cook till a bit softened before adding the minced garlic, mix well.
Your kitchen is smelling amazing at this time. Now it is time to put in the chopped celery and diced carrot. Mix well and add one tbsp of thyme, some salt and pepper to taste and a pinch of basil too.
Next go in the potatoes and the broccoli stalks which you can dice thickly.
Once the potatoes are cooked an beginning to soften, add your broccoli florets and one and 1/2 cups of water or vegetable stock. Remember to check seasoning.

Cover and let simmer till everything is well combined, taste then if done to your liking, blend to your prefered consistency.

I usually add a little splash of balsamic vinegar to my soups just to deepen the flavours a bit.

Serve hot in a bowl with grated cheddar cheese on top.

I garnished it with some baobab powder and moringa powder for additional nutrients and to perk it up a bit. They do not affect the soup’s flavour though.

The soup is delicious, colourful and tasty, the kids had seconds. It goes in well with buttered toast, and is perfect for cool days or evenings when you want to a comforting bowl of soup.

Try it and let me know what you think.

Love,

Wanjoro.

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