Broccoli & stilton soup
- Caroline Hire – Food writer
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Serves 4
Easy
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 35 mins
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A smooth, blended vegetable soup with blue cheese that's as good for a comforting meal as it is for a dinner party starter
Egg-free
Nut-free
Vegetarian
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Ingredients
Nutrition
Units:
MetricUS
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2 tbsp rapeseed oil
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1 onion
finely chopped
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1 stick celery
sliced
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1 leek
sliced
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1 medium potato
diced
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1 knob butter
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1l low salt or homemade chicken or vegetable stock
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1 head broccoli
roughly chopped
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140g stilton
or other blue cheese, crumbled
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Nutrition: per serving
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kcal340
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fat21g
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saturates9.6g
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carbs13.8g
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sugars5g
low
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fibre6.9g
high
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protein24.3g
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salt1.4g
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Method
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step 1
Heat 2 tbsp rapeseed oil in a large saucepan and then add 1 finely chopped onion. Cook on a medium heat until soft. Add a splash of water if the onion starts to catch.
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step 2
Add 1 sliced celery stick, 1 sliced leek, 1 diced medium potato and a knob of butter. Stir until melted, then cover with a lid. Allow to sweat for 5 minutes then remove the lid.
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step 3
Pour in 1l of chicken or vegetable stock and add any chunky bits of stalk from 1 head of broccoli. Cook for 10-15 minutes until all the vegetables are soft.
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step 4
Add the rest of the roughly chopped broccoli and cook for a further 5 minutes.
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step 5
Carefully transfer to a blender and blitz until smooth.
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step 6
Stir in 140g crumbled stilton, allowing a few lumps to remain. Season with black pepper and serve.
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DINNER PARTY TIP
Reserve an uncooked broccoli floret, cut it into small pieces and blanch in boiling water for 1 minute. Also reserve a small handful of crumbled cheese. Serve the soup in bowls, then scatter with crumbled cheese and broccoli for a stylish garnish.
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