Broccoli Apple Soup

Name: Broccoli Apple Soup
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 large bunch broccoli (about 3 heads with stems); 3 Tbsps butter; 237 milliliters thinly sliced or finely chopped yellow or white onion; 1 good cooking apple (a non-tart apple such as Jonagold, golden delicious, McIntosh), peeled, cored, chopped; 710 milliliters chicken stock; 237 milliliters unfiltered apple juice or apple cider (not hard cider); 4 sprigs lemon thyme or thyme; 2 long strips of lemon zest; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh chives for garnish

Broccoli Apple Soup might be a good recipe to expand your hor d'oeuvre recipe box. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 10g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 262 calories. This recipe serves 4. A mixture of broccoli, cooking apple, onion, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Winter. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 55 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and primal diet. Users who liked this recipe also liked Roasted Apple & Broccoli Soup, Tuscan White Bean Soup with Broccoli Rabe – a Completely Different Twist on Vegetable Soup, and cream of broccoli soup , veg cream of broccoli soup.

Instructions

Prep the broccoli: Separate the broccoli florets from the stems. Peel the outer tough skin of the stems with a vegetable peeler. Slice the stems into rounds and chop finely (a mini chopper food processor works well for this step).

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Broccoli

Vegetable

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Cook the sliced onions and apples in butter:

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Apple

Butter

Onion

Heat a thick-bottomed medium large (4-quart) saucepan on medium heat. Melt the butter in the pan.

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Butter

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Add the onion and the apple and lower the heat to low. Cover and cook for 10 minutes, until onions are translucent and apples are softened.

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Apple

Onion

Add the broccoli florets and the chopped broccoli to the apple onion mixture.

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Broccoli

Apple

Onion

Add the stock and the cider.

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Cider

Stock

Tie up the thyme sprigs with kitchen string and add to the pot.

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Fresh Thyme

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Add strips of lemon zest to the pot as well.

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Lemon Zest

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Increase the heat, bring to a boil, reduce the heat to maintain a low simmer, covered. Cook for 20 to 25 minutes.

Remove from heat.

Remove thyme and lemon peels from the soup (discard)! Working in batches, filling up the blender bowl to no more than one third full at a time, purée the soup.

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Lemon