Broccoli Soup, Low Fat Low Cal

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 93.3
  • Total Fat: 4.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 6.3 mg
  • Sodium: 587.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 12.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.9 g
  • Protein: 4.0 g

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Introduction

This is a very simple version of broccoli soup made delicious with fresh herbs and freshly ground nutmeg. This is a very simple version of broccoli soup made delicious with fresh herbs and freshly ground nutmeg.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    Grapeseed Oil, 1tsp
    Onions, raw, 100 grams chopped fine
    Garlic, 2 cloves chopped fine
    Broccoli, fresh, 400 grams chopped up
    4 cups Vegetable Stock made with 20 grams Vegetable stock granules
    1 bay leaf
    cream reduced fat 50 ml
    Thyme, fresh, 2 tsp
    Marjoram, dried, 1 tsp OR 1 Tbs fresh
    Fresh Nutmeg, ground, 0.5 tsp
    Cornstarch (Maizena) 10 grams (1 Tbs) mixed with 1 Tbs water

Directions

Heat 1 tsp oil in pot and saute onions and garlic gently for 3 minutes.
Add broccoli, bay leaf, half of the marjoram and thyme, vegetable stock and simmer for 20 minutes.
At the end of the cooking time add the rest of the thyme and marjoram and blend with a hand blender.
If the soup is too thin, blend a tablespoon of cornstarch with a little water, add some of the hot soup to it and return it to the pan. Simmer for a minute or so to allow it to thicken.

Grate some nutmeg into the soup, serve and enjoy with some rye bread toast.








Serving Size: 4 servings of 375 ml each

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MARLOE.