The perfect recipe to make broccoli cheese soup

Broccoli-cheese soup is life. There’s something about it that triggers a happy, peaceful memory.

This soup is very flavorful. It’s great for serving at luncheons or special gatherings with a quiche.

Here’s the perfect recipe to make a delicious broccoli cheese soup at home.

SOUP

30 ml	butter
1	onion — medium, chopped
2	garlic — cloves, chopped
250 g	broccoli — chopped
15 ml	cake flour
500 ml	stock — vegetable
375 ml	milk
250 ml	cream
45 ml	fresh chives — chopped
	salt and freshly ground black pepper
	breadcrumbs
250 ml	white bread — chopped
30 ml	onion — chopped
1	garlic — cloves
15 ml	fresh chillies
	salt and freshly ground black pepper
15 ml	fresh parsley — finely chopped
	to serve — to serve
250 ml	cheddar cheese — grated
	fresh basil

For the soup, heat the butter in a pot over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and sauté, 1 minute.
Add the broccoli and cauliflower and sauté, 2 minutes. Remove 4 tablespoons of this mixture and set aside.
Stir in the cake flour, stock and milk and simmer, 15 minutes. Add the cream and simmer, 2 minutes.
Stir in the chives and puree the soup until smooth. Season the soup to taste.
For the breadcrumbs, place the bread, onion and garlic in a food processor and blend until fine.
Add the oil to a pan over medium heat; add the breadcrumb mixture and fry until golden and toasted, 3-4 minutes.
Season it to taste and stir in the parsley.
To serve, spoon the soup into serving bowls and top each portion with the chopped broccoli mixture that was set aside earlier.
Sprinkle some of the toasted crumbs and cheddar on top. Garnish with some basil leaves.

Tip:

For a chunkier soup, only puree half of the soup and combine it with the un-pureed half of the mixture. Delicious!

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