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Creamy Broccoli Basil Soup {dairy free}

Apr 30, 2022 (updated Jan 18, 2025)

Creamy Broccoli Basil SoupI'm always looking for quick and easy ways to add more green to my life, including broccoli. Broccoli is great way to get some fiber, vitamin C, vitamin K, iron, and potassium in your body, and has more protein than most vegetables.

I often steam broccoli and drizzle some lemon juice over it, or sprinkle a bit of grated Parmesan on top. Another variation is roasted, slightly charred broccoli. When my kids were little, we'd play the "don't eat the trees" game until they had devoured all the broccoli.

Here's a quick and easy take on a creamy broccoli soup with the added flavor of basil, onion, lemon juice, and garlic. And add more greens by making pesto with the extra basil. Place some pesto on top of your bowl of soup along with Parmesan crisps (from my SCD cookbook) for an added salty crunch.

This soup recipe is dairy free using cashews and the stems of the broccoli to give the soup a thick, creamy base. You can replace the cashews with yogurt, dairy-free yogurt, or soft goat cheese or crème fraîche. See the recipe and notes for more details.

Here are some pesto recipes, dairy and dairy free:

  • Basil Walnut Pesto
  • Kale Pesto
  • Avocado Kale Pesto

The Parmesan crisp recipe is in my cookbook, Cooking for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. It's very easy to make crisps: Sprinkle grated Parmesan across a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake at 350 degrees F for about 6 minutes or so. Enjoy!

Creamy Broccoli Basil Soup
Creamy Broccoli Basil Soup
Creamy Broccoli Basil Soup
Creamy Broccoli Basil Soup
Creamy Broccoli Basil Soup

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  1. Tammy Atherton says

    January 14, 2025 at 7:20 pm

    5 stars
    This is delicious! I didn’t change a thing and it was perfect!

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    • Erica says

      January 14, 2025 at 9:22 pm

      Thanks, Tammy! So great to hear!

      Reply
  2. Betty King says

    May 02, 2022 at 8:46 am

    5 stars
    I am excited abut trying this as I have been looking for a creamy broccoli soup that I could eat.
    The one I make for my husband has cream, so it is off limits, and I never thought of using cashews.
    I have loved all of the recipes that I have tried from your cookbook. They work! They are also yummy enough that my husband, with no food issues, enjoys them as much as I do. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Erica says

      May 02, 2022 at 10:07 am

      Thanks, Betty! So great to hear 🙂

      Reply
  3. jen says

    May 02, 2022 at 8:25 am

    I'm always interested in a new broccoli/broccoli soup recipe. Can't wait to make this one; thanks!

    Reply
    • Erica says

      May 02, 2022 at 8:31 am

      Thanks, Jen! Hope you like it 🙂

      Reply

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