Broccoli Soup
Ingredients
– 1 C broccoli florets
– 1-2 T olive oil or flax oil
– 1/2 avocado
– Juice of 1/2 lemon
– 2 T shallots
– 1/4 tsp himalayan salt
– 2 tsp chickpea miso
– 1/8 tsp black pepper
– pinch cayenne
– 2/3 C spring nettle tea
Method
-Coat the broccoli in the oil and the Himalayan salt in a medium sized bowl
-Massage the broccoli until it takes on a slightly cooked texture
-Place the broccoli along with all the other ingredients and a bit of nettle tea (just enough to blend) in your high speed blender
-Blend your soup until warm
-Voila!
-Serve with a sprinkling of Dulse on top for your soup if you have some
Notes on Broccoli Soup
The fresher you can get your broccoli the better, that will mean it has more glucoraphanin for your gut bacteria to turn into sulforaphane. You are adding nutrients and inflammation modulating properties through the nettle tea. Your digestive bacteria will love the shallots and the chickpea miso. If the allium family bother you or if you get gas and bloating from onions you may have an imbalance of bacteria in the small intestine. You can always infuse the shallots into flax oil in the fridge OR use Green onions instead as they don’t have the same spectrum of carbohydrates and won’t feed the same small intestinal bacteria.
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This looks really good, Steph. I’m going to make this tomorrow. Broccoli is listed twice, one without an amount on the top line. Is this the broccoli stem or what do you mean?
so funny! I guess my assistant made a mistake when posting. So yes go with the second broccoli 🙂
Never too much broccoli however and I do detest measuring things 🙂
Thank you, Steph. I made it today. It was pretty good except I didn’t have shallots so exchanged it with 2 T purple onion. Next time I’d go with shallots or less purple onion, too strong. Other than that it was really good.
oh my goodness that’s awesome feedback! Thank you Janie 🙂 I do tend to go crazy with the onions/garlic sometimes… I think I may change it back down to 1 Tbsp 🙂 You’re awesome!
Hi Steph,
How are you doing? Hope all is well with you. Could not handle facebook so I miss being in contact with you and very few others.
Have broccoli and intend to try that soup tonight for Sabbath!
Bless you and yours!!
You are truly loved and appreciated,
Chayah
I miss you Chayah! I remember our conversation with warmth and joy 🙂
nice!
Healthy soup