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Creamy Broccoli Potato Soup

Broccoli potato soup
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This broccoli potato soup is intensely creamy and 100% plant based! It’s an easy healthy soup that everyone loves (plus it’s vegan and gluten free).

Ingredients

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  • 1 large yellow onion
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 2 pounds Yukon gold potatoes (about 6 medium)
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 quart vegetable broth
  • 1/2 cup raw unsalted cashews
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
  • 1 pound frozen broccoli florets (or 4 cups small steamed broccoli florets*)
  • 1 large carrot
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 3/4 teaspoon dried dill
  • 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

Instructions

  1. Dice the onion. Mince the garlic. Peel the potatoes and cut them into bite-sized chunks.
  2. In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Add the onion and saute for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and saute for 1 minute. Add the vegetable broth, cashews and potatoes and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and bring to a boil. Reduce to a rapid simmer (not a boil), and simmer about 15 minutes until the potatoes are tender and falling apart when poked with a fork.
  3. Meanwhile, run the frozen broccoli under hot water to thaw it. Chop it into smaller florets as necessary. All packages are different, so make small bite-sized florets the size you’d like for a soup. You can chop the broccoli stems off and keep them in the soup as well. Place the broccoli in a bowl and mix it with 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt and black pepper to taste. Peel and grate the carrot into long strips (we used a handheld julienne shredder).
  4. When the potatoes are tender, use a ladle to transfer everything to a blender. Add the thyme, dill, white wine vinegar, Dijon mustard and another 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt. Hold the top tight and blend everything for a minute or two until fully creamy. (This quantity just fits in a standard blender.)
  5. Pour the creamy soup back into the pot and add the broccoli and carrot. Simmer about 5 more minutes until the broccoli is cooked through. Taste and add additional salt as necessary (we added 1/4 teaspoon more).

Notes

*If you’re cooking fresh broccoli, here’s how to simulate frozen: Cut it into very small florets. Then steam it but cook it a few minutes longer so that it’s very tender (not crisp tender as indicated in the recipe). Leave out any seasoning, since you’ll add salt as part of the soup recipe.

Find it online: https://www.acouplecooks.com/creamy-broccoli-potato-soup/