Fresh And Creamy Broccoli-Cheese Soup

Recipe Ingredients

3/4 lb	340g / 11oz	Broccoli - florets cut off
		And reserved, stems lightly peeled and
		Chopped, woody end discarded
2 tablespoons	30ml	Olive oil
1		Onion - chopped
1		Celery stalk with leaves - chopped
1/2		Hot pepper - (to 1)
		(jalapeño, cherry, or serrano)
4 cups	948ml	Vegetable (or chicken) stock
1		Potato - peeled, diced
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Chopped parsley - (to 1/2 cup)
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
		Garnish
1		Brick of Cheddar cheese - for grating

Recipe Instructions

In a large saucepan, saute the onion, broccoli stems, celery, and hot pepper in the olive oil over low heat -- sweating them until the onion is transparent. Pour in the stock and bring to a boil. Stir in potato and parsley, then reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes, until the vegetables are tender. Puree, solids first, in a blender -- then return to the pot.

When you're 5 or so minutes away from serving, bring the pureed soup to a boil, stir in the reserved florets, and cook on medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Return the soup and florets to the blender and lightly pulse until the florets are nicely chunked and distributed throughout.

Ladle into soup bowls or flat soup plates and grate the cheese in long, thick strips over each serving. Serve immediately.

Serve hot to 4 people as a first course -- to 2 people as a satisfying meal.

Source:
Soup Of The Evening...Beautiful Soup at http://www.soupsong.com

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