PHRIDAY PHEAST #9 – Broccoli and Leek Soup 13
July 26, 2011
This week’s PHRIDAY PHEAST is brillllliant for a zillion gamillion kabillion reasons.
It’s Phat Phree.
It’s Blooooooody delicious.
It costs minus one cent to produce.
And guess what?! There’s only a few ingredients and it take 34 seconds to make (kinda……)
This soup is a true winter warmer. It also freezes reallllly well (lasting for 3 months), not that there’s generally any left over because once tried, it is inhaled by one and all.
INGREDIENTS
Serves 6 as a starter
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp butter
1 medium brown onion – diced
2 cloves garlic – crushed
2 leeks – sliced
2 potatoes
4 heads broccoli
salt
pepper
curry powder
4 tbsp thick, creamy low fat yoghurt (fat free Jalna is PERFECT)
Additional low fat yoghurt and dill – to garnish
METHOD
1) In the butter and olive oil, fry off your onions, leeks and garlic until transparent.
2) Once transparent add salt, pepper and curry powder (about 2 teaspoons of each) to the pot and mix through.
3) Next add the diced potato and broccoli and stir everything together for about 5 minutes.
4) Cover contents of the pot with boiling water from the kettle and simmer on medium heat until veges are cooked through.
5) Blast to a pulp with a stick blender.
6) Add in 4 tbsp of the yoghurt and blend again.
7) Serve into a bowl, garnish, weep. AMAZING. (Note: a couple of LARGE pieces of hot buttered sourdough served alongside this soup is optional ….for some, MANDATORY for others *ahem*)
13 comments
De-LISH! Just had it for dinner and even the kids left empty bowls. I put in a bit of chicken stock powder to beef up the flavour. The yoghurt also added a nice tang.
Oh that is SO FANTASTIC to hear!!!!!! Yes flavoured stock yum yum yum!!! :)
Such an easy and yummy recipe. I will definitely make this again. Thank you!! : )
Yay Sarah!!!! It’s so simple isn’t it?! :)
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That sounds wonderful – how big are the heads of broccoli though? They vary so much in size….
Hi there! About 4 inches wide! :)
Cool, thanks :)
I have been wanting to make this for ages and finally did – it was easy, nutritious and absolutely delicious – thanks Phoodie!
Thanks Euke! Glad you enjoyed!
Hi Phoodie
Have you ever made this soup without the yoghurt?
THanks !
Hi! YES! You can definitely do it without the yoghurt – my Mum does all the time. Personally I prefer it with the yoghurt but I don’y say no to Mums when she offers it!
Thank you! Will let u know how I go ! I have no doubt it’s going to be unbelievable , everything I make of yours, always is!
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