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BROCCOLI AND STILTON SOUP

BROCCOLI AND STILTON SOUP

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Serves: 4 as a main, 8 as a starter

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  • Gluten Free
  • Nigella Recipe
  • Vegetarian

I use frozen broccoli; actually, frozen organic broccoli, if that makes you feel better. In fact, this is better when made with frozen, and certainly more convenient for an impromptu standby.

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Ingredients

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  • 3 tablespoons garlic infused olive oil
  • 6 spring onions (finely chopped)
  • 2 teaspoons dried thyme
  • 1 kilogram frozen broccoli
  • 1250 ml hot vegetable stock (from concentrate or cube)
  • 200 grams crumbled or chopped Stilton cheese
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 long fresh red chilli pepper (deseeded & finely chopped (optional))
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Method

  1. Put the garlic oil in a large pan over a medium heat, add the chopped spring onions and cook for a couple of minutes.
  2. Add the thyme and the frozen broccoli, and stir in the heat for a minute or so.
  3. Add the hot vegetable stock and the crumbled or chopped Stilton and bring to a bubble, then clamp on the lid and cook for 5 minutes.
  4. Liquidize in a blender (or failing that a processor) - in batches - then pour back in the pan and heat if it's cooled too much while blending, and add pepper to taste.
  5. Scatter with a confetti of red chilli dice on serving, if you feel like it.

Additional info - for gluten free check that the stock cube or concentrate is one of the gluten free brands

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    • I made this stunnigly delicious, quick and simple soup using fresh broccoli and cauliflower and roquefort cheese. I also added some onions fried in butter with a bit of curry. My family loved it!

      Posted by Kapilla on 5th Dec 2011 at 16.16

    • I made this soup last Christmas and found it very quick and easy to do. Even my daughter liked it and she isn't too keen on broccoli!

      Posted by Babs1953 on 29th Dec 2012 at 17.33

    • Made this for the first time today after treating myself to a blender yesterday. OMG it looks and tastes great, do I think this will make dinner tonight? Probably not!!

      Posted by suemcgarry on 9th Jan 2013 at 10.40