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Prep 10 minCook 25 minServes 2
Ingredients
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40 ml extra-virgin olive oil (36 g)
1 small brown onion, chopped (100 g)
200 g potato, peeled and diced
350 g broccoli, florets and peeled stalk, chopped
350 ml water (350 g)
400 ml milk (412 g)
50 g cheddar, coarsely grated
0.5 g iodised table salt
Ground black pepper, to taste
Method
Warm the oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat and cook the onion with the salt for 8 minutes, until it is soft and clear with no crunch left and has taken no colour.
Add the potato and water, bring to the boil and simmer 10 minutes, until the potato crushes against the side of the pan.
Add the broccoli and cook a further 5-6 minutes, uncovered. Stop while it is still vividly green and the stalk pieces give to a knife tip; longer and both the colour and the flavour go grey.
Blend until completely smooth, then return to the pan and stir in the milk. Warm it through over low heat but do not let it boil.
Take the pan off the heat, scatter in the cheddar and stir until it has vanished into the soup. Adding cheese to a boiling soup makes it stringy. Grind over pepper and serve.
Safety and storage
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 60°C
Cool and cover within two hours of cooking; split large amounts into shallow containers so they chill quickly. Reheat until steaming hot, at least 60°C.
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Broccoli and Cheddar Soup
Serves 2 · Prep 10 min · Cook 25 min
Broccoli, onion and potato simmered until soft, blended smooth with milk and finished with grated cheddar melted in off the heat.
Ingredients
40 ml extra-virgin olive oil (36 g)
1 small brown onion, chopped (100 g)
200 g potato, peeled and diced
350 g broccoli, florets and peeled stalk, chopped
350 ml water (350 g)
400 ml milk (412 g)
50 g cheddar, coarsely grated
0.5 g iodised table salt
Ground black pepper, to taste
Approximate per serving
2187 kJ / 522.8 kcal · protein 22.6 g · carbohydrate 27.7 g · fibre 8.4 g · fat 34 g · sodium 387.3 mg
Method
Warm the oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat and cook the onion with the salt for 8 minutes, until it is soft and clear with no crunch left and has taken no colour.
Add the potato and water, bring to the boil and simmer 10 minutes, until the potato crushes against the side of the pan.
Add the broccoli and cook a further 5-6 minutes, uncovered. Stop while it is still vividly green and the stalk pieces give to a knife tip; longer and both the colour and the flavour go grey.
Blend until completely smooth, then return to the pan and stir in the milk. Warm it through over low heat but do not let it boil.
Take the pan off the heat, scatter in the cheddar and stir until it has vanished into the soup. Adding cheese to a boiling soup makes it stringy. Grind over pepper and serve.
Safety and storage
Keeps
3 days refrigerated below 5°C
Reheat to
steaming hot, at least 60°C
Cool and cover within two hours of cooking; split large amounts into shallow containers so they chill quickly. Reheat until steaming hot, at least 60°C.
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