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Creamy Broccoli Basil Soup

April 30, 2022 by Erica 4 Comments

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!

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Creamy Broccoli Basil Soup

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Creamy Broccoli Basil Soup

If you don't do cashews, you can replace the cashews, lemon juice, and 1/4 cup of water (or broth) with 1/2 cup of yogurt (dairy or dairy free), or about 4 ounces of soft goat cheese or other soft cheese.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 267kcal

Equipment

  • Blender

Ingredients

  • 2 broccoli heads florets separated from stems, stems diced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 small yellow or white onion peeled and diced
  • 4 garlic cloves peeled and diced
  • 3 1/2 cups water or vegetable broth
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup raw cashews
  • 8 basil leaves medium size
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Heat a large stock pot on a low to medium heat. Add the olive oil.
  • Add onions and garlic with a pinch of salt and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally to soften the onions.
  • Add the broccoli stems, water (or stock) and salt, and bring to a low boil. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes to soften stems.
  • Place broccoli florets on top of the soup mixture, and cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Cook the florets just enough to make them bend but keep them bright green.
  • Turn off the heat, add the cashews and soak them in the soup for 10 minutes.
  • Add the lemon juice and basil leaves.
  • Blend the soup in batches until it's as creamy as you like it. Leave it a bit chunky or blend until very smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Serve with pesto and Parmesan crisps.

Nutrition

Calories: 267kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Sodium: 394mg | Potassium: 1111mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1937IU | Vitamin C: 275mg | Calcium: 160mg | Iron: 3mg
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Filed Under: Dairy Free, Egg Free, Gluten-Free, Lactose Free, Low Carb | Keto, Low Sugar, Paleo, Plant-based, Quick & Easy, Soup, Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD), Vegetarian Tagged With: basil, broccoli

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  1. Betty King

    May 2, 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

      May 2, 2022 at 10:07 am

      Thanks, Betty! So great to hear 🙂

      Reply
  2. jen

    May 2, 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

      May 2, 2022 at 8:31 am

      Thanks, Jen! Hope you like it 🙂

      Reply

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Measurement equivalents

1 tablespoon 3 teaspoons
1/4 cup 4 tablespoons
1 cup 8 ounces
1 teaspoon 5 ml
1 tablespoon 15 ml

Temperature conversions

Gas Mark Fahrenheit Celsius
  1/4  225  110
  1/2  250  130
    1  275  140
    2  300  150
    3  325  170
    4  350  180
    5  375  190
    6  400  200
    7  425  220
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    9  475  240

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One of my boys was diagnosed with Crohn’s, which inspired me to start Comfy Belly, and create recipes to share my love of good, healthy food. Read More →

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