Simple Broccoli Soup with Cheddar Croutons

Recipesfull introduces to you: More Soup Recipes. (Simple Broccoli Soup with Cheddar Croutons). This is a classic and very simple technique for homemade vegetable soups. I'm using broccoli, but almost any vegetable will work. I am a disciple of the Gordon Ramsey school of vegetable soups. It's basically the vegetable, some stock or water, cooked until tender, pureed, and seasoned simply. His 'crazy' theory is that the star of the bowl should be the featured vegetable itself.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Total: 25 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Simple Broccoli Soup with Cheddar Croutons

Ingredients

4 slices bread

toasted

4 ounces shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

1 tablespoon butter

1 clove garlic

chopped

1 quart chicken stock

2 heads broccoli

florets separated and stems chopped

⅓ cup heavy whipping cream

¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

salt to taste

6 Can Chicken Tortilla Soup

Soup, Stew and Chili

Directions

Step 1

Top each toast slice with Cheddar cheese. Melt cheese with a kitchen torch until bubbling and golden 30 seconds. (See footnote for broiler instructions.)

Step 2

Melt butter in a pot over high heat. Cook and stir garlic in hot butter until fragrant and sizzling about 15 seconds. Add stock to pot and bring to a boil. Stir broccoli into stock pushing broccoli down into liquid; return to a boil and cook until broccoli is tender 7 to 8 minutes.

Step 3

Puree broccoli mixture using an immersion blender until soup is smooth.

Step 4

Stir cream cayenne pepper and salt into soup; puree with immersion blender again until smooth about 30 seconds. Ladle soup into bowls and top with cheese toast.

Nutritional Information

Simple Broccoli Soup with Cheddar Croutons

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 337.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 14.3g 29%

Carbohydrates: 24.9g 8%

Dietary Fiber: 4.6g 19%

Sugars: 4.3g

Fat: 21.6g 33%

Saturated Fat: 12.8g 64%

Cholesterol: 65.3mg 22%

Vitamin A Iu: 1645.9IU 33%

Niacin Equivalents: 4.8mg 37%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 20%

Vitamin C: 134.3mg 224%

Folate: 128.4mcg 32%

Calcium: 334.6mg 34%

Iron: 2.3mg 13%

Magnesium: 47mg 17%

Potassium: 556.2mg 16%

Sodium: 1105.3mg 44%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 17%

Calories From Fat: 194.6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.