Hate Broccoli? You'll Love This!
61Hot, Succulent, Delicious
Quick And Easy Dinner
Warning: You're gonna love this meal!
Menu:
Marisue's Lucky Broccoli Soup with Crusty Cheese Bread Topping
Iceberg Lettuce Salad and Tomatoes with Sally's Trove Russian Dressing
Better Than Ice Cream Cookies n Cream
Lucky Broccoli Soup
Serves 6 (or enjoy leftovers)
- 1 bunch of broccoli
- 2 leeks, sliced
- 1 celery stalk, chopped fine
- 1 garlic clove crushed (or more to taste)
- 1 large potato, peeled and diced
- 4 cups vegetable stock (or chicken broth but veg. stock is heartier)
- 2 bay leaves whole
- freshly ground pepper - coarse ground is best
- crusty bread
- grueyre cheese - 2 cups, grated
Procedure:
- Cut the broccoli florets off and set aside
- Cut the thicker stalk into small slices, about 1/2 inch and place in large pan with the leek, celery garlic, potato and vegetable stock and bay leaf.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Choose the crusty bread of your choice and slice into thick slices. Brush with oilve oil and toast both sides in a 450 degree oven, just until lightly brown and crisp.
- Add the broccoli florets to the soup and return to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for another 3 - 5 minutes, until all is tender.
- Remove the soup from heat and cool slightly. Discard the bay leaves. Puree the soup in small batches in a food processor until smooth.
- Pour the soup into 6 oven ready individual serving dishes. Pepper to taste.
- Place one or two slices of the toasted bread on the top of the soup in each dish. Add a generous amount of the shredded cheese. Place dishes on a cookie sheet. Put in oven for 2 - 3 minutes, (450 degrees) just until cheese is melted.
Remove and enjoy with an iceberg lettuce and tomato salad and Sally's Trove's Russian Dressing:
Better than Ice Cream Cookies n' Cream:
- Cool Whip, slightly Thawed for stirring
- Crushed Oreo Cookies (double stuffed if you dare)
Stir together and then refreeze for 30 minutes. Dip and serve....YUM, - slightly less fattening if you use Light Cool Whip --slightly.
Go here for nutritional value of broccoli - go here for other nutritional information.
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Comments
This is delicious, I'm glad you want to try it...for the reaaaaly hungry they could add to the salad, some of that sliced baked chicken you're gonna show us how to prepare lol
this is hearty and healthy unless you eat the dessert. lol Marisue
Great recipe Marisue, have saved it will try it soon. I like Brocolli and Cauliflower, Potatoes :)
thanks for stoppng by ctull8m!!! let me know how you like it. Marisue
This sounds great. And with winter coming shall give it a go. thanks.
wonderful, and the bread and cheese gives a hearty touch to it... hope you like it, thanks for reading!!! Marisue
Nice find. Thanks for the heads up
Sounds wonderful! I'll have to give it a try just as soon as the weather cools off a little.
Hi Karen, it is yummy and I am not that fond of broccoli, but this got me!! Thanks for reading!!
hi Marisue,
This sounds wonderful! Question for ya though,,,since I can't find my blender, and do not have a food processor,,,can this be served 'chunky'? LOL
PS: I love broccoli!
Yes, some people prefer it that way, just smush it. LOL yummmm goooood eatin' =))
Sally's Trove says:
2 years ago
omg! I am sorry, all six servings are for ME. I'm not inviting company. I'm not sharing. Grueyre cheese? You want me to share that???
I think the Russian dressing is a perfect complement. Thank you for linking to my recipe, marisue! However, personally, if I made that soup, I'd never get to the salad, and they'd have to wheel my comatose self off to the happy hunting grounds. So I may as well save the lettuce and not make the dressing.
Can't wait to try it!