Super Greens Broccoli and Smoked Cheddar Soup

• 总时间: 14 minutes

配料

1 tsp olive oil

2 leeks, trimmed and finely sliced

2 celery sticks, diced

2 cloves garlic, sliced

1 large head broccoli (florets and stalk), chopped

1 x 400g tin cannellini beans

100g bag baby spinach

1 packed cup fresh basil (30g)

400ml hot chicken or veg stock

80g smoked cheddar, grated

Zest of 1 lemon

步骤

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the leeks, basil stems only and celery with a pinch of salt and cook gently for 6–8 minutes until softened but not coloured. Stir in the garlic, broccoli & cannellini beans including their stock to the pan, pour over the stock so all the veg is just submerged. Bring up to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook for 6–8 minutes until the broccoli is just tender.

Take the pan off the heat. Add the baby spinach and basil, stirring them through the hot liquid so they wilt in the residual heat for 30–60 seconds.

Blend the soup until completely smooth and silky then stir through the smoked cheddar until it melts into the soup. Add the lemon zest, then taste and season generously with sea salt and black pepper.

Ladle into bowls, I served with extra cheddar and a dollop of creme fraiche.