--- title: "Broccoli Almond Soup" description: "A healthy broccoli almond soup, light and nutritious, great for weight loss meals." url: "https://briansunter.com/recipes/broccoli-almond-soup" --- # Broccoli Almond Soup A healthy broccoli almond soup, light and nutritious, great for weight loss meals. 20 minutes cook 10 minutes prep 30 minutes total 4 servings soup broccoli almonds healthy weight-loss vegetarian Scale Units ## Ingredients - 4 cups broccoli florets - 0.25 cup whole almonds - 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil - 4 cloves garlic - \- onion - to taste salt - 1 cup milk - \- whole black peppercorns ## Equipment - wok - pan - blender - saucepan ## Instructions 1 Wash the 2 cups broccoli florets and prepare the rest of the ingredients. 2 Soak 0.25 cup whole almonds in hot water for about 10 minutes . Peel off the skin from the almonds and set aside. ### Cook 3 Heat 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil in a wok over medium heat. Add 4 cloves garlic , finely chopped, and onion , sliced, and saute until the onions have softened, about 1 minute . 4 Once the onions have softened, add the 2 cups broccoli florets and saute for about 1 minute . Sprinkle to taste salt , cover the pan and steam cook the broccoli for about 3-4 minutes . Note Do not overcook the broccoli, it should still have a slight bite. 5 Once the broccoli has steamed just enough to take a bite, turn off the heat. Allow the broccoli onion mixture to cool. ### Blend 6 Once cooled, add the broccoli, soaked almonds and 1 cup milk into a blender . Blend to make a smooth puree. ### Finish 7 Pour the broccoli almond soup into a saucepan and bring it to a brisk boil, then turn off the heat. Note Do this step only when you are ready to serve the soup. 8 Check the salt and adjust according to taste. ### Serve 9 Garnish the Broccoli Almond Soup with whole black peppercorns , coarsely pounded, and serve hot. 10 Serve along with Garlic Bread With Herb Butter, Zucchini Salad Recipe With Thai Hot Chili Dressing, and Spaghetti with Pesto and Parmesan for a delicious weekend dinner. View Cooklang Source recipe.cook ``` --- title: Broccoli Almond Soup description: "A healthy broccoli almond soup, light and nutritious, great for weight loss meals." servings: 4 total time: 30 minutes prep time: 10 minutes cook time: 20 minutes tags: [soup, broccoli, almonds, healthy, weight-loss, vegetarian] cuisine: Indian difficulty: easy rating: 4.5 --- Wash the @broccoli florets{2%cups} and prepare the rest of the ingredients. Soak @whole almonds{1/4%cup} in hot water for about ~{10%minutes}. Peel off the skin from the almonds and set aside. == Cook == Heat @extra virgin olive oil{1%tsp} in a #wok{} over medium heat. Add @garlic{4%cloves}, finely chopped, and @onion{1}, sliced, and saute until the onions have softened, about ~{1%minute}. Once the onions have softened, add the @broccoli florets{2%cups} and saute for about ~{1%minute}. Sprinkle @salt{to taste}, cover the #pan{} and steam cook the broccoli for about ~{3-4%minutes}. > Do not overcook the broccoli, it should still have a slight bite. Once the broccoli has steamed just enough to take a bite, turn off the heat. Allow the broccoli onion mixture to cool. == Blend == Once cooled, add the broccoli, soaked almonds and @milk{1%cup} into a #blender{}. Blend to make a smooth puree. == Finish == Pour the broccoli almond soup into a #saucepan{} and bring it to a brisk boil, then turn off the heat. > Do this step only when you are ready to serve the soup. Check the salt and adjust according to taste. == Serve == Garnish the Broccoli Almond Soup with @whole black peppercorns{1}, coarsely pounded, and serve hot. Serve along with Garlic Bread With Herb Butter, Zucchini Salad Recipe With Thai Hot Chili Dressing, and Spaghetti with Pesto and Parmesan for a delicious weekend dinner. ```