Quick, Planetarian Broccoli "Cheddar" Soup
Cook time:
20 mins
Total time:
20 mins
Yield: 1.5 quarts
Description
In this Quick, Creamy Vegetable Soup variation, nutritional yeast gives the soup a nutty cheese-like flavor. To mimic the cheesy tang, squeeze in lemon juice to taste. *If you like, garnish this soup with toasted pine nuts or chopped roasted almonds.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds broccoli, cut into medium florets and stems cut into coins
- 6 cloves garlic, halved if small, quartered if large
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
- Salt and ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 3 cups broth, your choice
- 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
- 1 can (13.5 oz) coconut milk
- 1/2 lemon
Instructions
- Place broccoli, garlic, oil, pepper flakes, a sprinkling of salt and pepper, basil, and 1 cup of broth in a large (12-inch) skillet. Cover and turn burner on high and cook until broth has evaporated and vegetables are tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Transfer vegetable mixture to a blender; add remaining 2 cups of broth and puree until very smooth, 30 seconds to a minute. Turn puree into a large saucepan; add nutritional yeast and coconut milk so that soup is thin enough to be soup, yet thick enough to float a garnish. Squeeze in lemon juice to taste. Heat through, adjusting flavors, including additional salt and pepper. Ladle into bowls, *garnish if you like, and serve.