BROCCOLI BISQUE

A broccoli soup - hot or cold

This recipe is from my mom. It's been a hit every time she or I have served it. It is rather spicy - not for the timid or faint-of-heart.

Ingredients

(Serves 8)

Procedure

  1. Place the cut broccoli in a large saucepan along with the broth, onion, butter, salt, curry powder, and pepper.
  2. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 8 to 12 minutes or until broccoli is just tender.
  3. Place 300 to 400 ml of the mixture at a time into a blender container. Cover and blend until smooth. Pour into bowl or another large pan. Repeat with remaining mixture. Be careful. The hot liquid may scald you.
  4. Stir in the lime juice.
  5. Now you can either cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours to serve cold (great in warm weather), or you can go right ahead and serve it hot (great in cold weather). Once ladled out, you can garnish with a thin slice of lemon, a small dollop or sour cream, and a sprinkling of chives.

Notes

You can refrigerate unused portions for serving later, but it doesn't keep well for long. I like to blend it pretty well, so that the texture is quite smooth. Some people like it a little chunkier.

Rating


Difficulty: easy.
Time: 45 minutes.
Precision: approximate measurement OK.

Contributor

 
Andy Shore 
Adobe Systems Incorporated, Palo Alto, California 
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Recipe last modified: 9 Apr 86

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