Last night, I whipped up some creamy broccoli soup for my husband's lunch for work. Just smelling it made my mouth water. Onions, garlic, broccoli, butter. Mmm! I decided it was time to make some I could eat too. Lucky me, it turned out pretty tasty! Lucky you, I'm going to share my recipe. :)
**I currently have my daughter on the Autoimmune Paleo diet to heal her gut and food allergies. This recipe is compliant with this diet.
Creamy Broccoli Soup
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup yellow onion, diced
2 carrots, diced or sliced
1 stalk celery, diced
4-6 cloves garlic (According to taste. I used 6.)
4 cups broccoli, chopped
2 tbsp arrowroot (or corn starch, if not AIP)
3 cups chicken broth or stock
1 can full fat coconut milk
1 1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp parsley
1/2 tsp thyme
Handful of greens, optional
2 tbsp grass-fed gelatin, optional for protein and health benefits
Heat olive oil in a medium-size pot on low/medium heat. Add onion, celery, and carrots, cook until tender. Add garlic and sauté for about one minute more. Add the arrowroot or cornstarch and continue stirring until bubbly. Pour in broccoli, stock, and coconut milk. Add the rest of the ingredients and let the soup simmer for 20-30 minutes.
*For the record, I haven't tried this yet...BUT I think 2-4 tbsp of nutritional yeast would be absolutely delicious in this soup. Nutritional yeast has a cheesy flavor, so you'd have cheesy-tasting, creamy broccoli soup!*
