Medium
6
By Tessa Kiros
Published 2010
This is such a simple soup, consisting of a few ingredients, and is a perfect example of how good some straightforward things can be. You could really make it with your eyes closed. Adults should add a generous grinding of black pepper to this — which is what I believe makes the soup — and sometimes my kids ask for a tiny twist of pepper over theirs. I like to serve this as a first course for them, followed by a plate of cheese and their favourite buttered bread. Make sure your broccoli is deep chlorophyl-green in its headress and hasn’t been sitting for days in your fridge getting paler and paler. My children like to see a deep green soup with cream swirls in it and are upset if I forget and stir in all the cream. So do it like this — just make sure you take the cream out of the fridge well beforehand so you don’t ice the soup up with your swirl.
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Purée all this with a blender until it is completely smooth (and hope that you didn’t get a woody broccoli to start with). It should be thick, but if you find it too thick then you can add some hot water. If it is too thin then carry on cooking it uncovered for a while to reduce the liquid. Add salt until you can really taste the depth of the broccoli. Swirl in half the cream and heat through. Serve immediately, with another swirl of cream through each portion and a good grinding of pepper for those who like it.
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