You'll love this tasty easy cream of broccoli and cauliflower soup. A simple stick blended recipe that results in a thick and creamy soup that is both comforting and satisfying.
Place a large heavy based pot or dutch oven over a medium heat. Heat oil, then add leek.
Cook leek until soft and translucent, be careful not to burn. This will take 8 minutes. Add garlic last minute or two.
Add cauliflower and broccoli.
Add stock until vegetables are just covered (approximately 1L). Add a little extra water if needed.Give the mixture a stir to combine.
Bring to the boil then reduce heat to a simmer partially covered with pot lid for around 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
Remove pot from the heat and leave to cool slightly.
Add cheese and stir to combine.
Using a stick blender, blend the ingredients in the cooking pot.If you don’t have a stick blender, blend in batches in a blender. Be careful as the mixture is hot.
Return blended soup in pot back to the stove over a low heat. Add cream and stir through.Taste and season with salt as required.
Serve with crunchy croutons and fresly chopped chives
Notes
Healthier Version
Replace the chicken stock with water.
Omit the cheese or use a low fat cheese.
Do not use cream. Luckily cauliflower is very creamy when blended anyway.
Vegan Version
Replace the chicken stock with vegetable stock or water.
Use vegan cheddar cheese.
Do not use cream. Luckily cauliflower is very creamy when blended anyway.
Cooks NotesAll oven temperatures are for a conventional oven, if using fan forced lower the temperature by 20 Deg C (70 Deg F).All measurements are Australian tablespoons and cups. All measures are level, and cups are lightly packed unless specified;
1 teaspoon equals 5ml
1 tablespoon equals 20 ml (Nth America, NZ & UK use 15ml tablespoons)
1 cup equals 250ml (Nth America use 237ml)
4 teaspoons equals 1 tablespoon
I use the below unless specified in my recipes;
Herbs are fresh | Vegetables are of a medium size | Eggs are roughly 60 grams in weight (large).NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW IS A GUIDE ONLY