Recipe - Broccoli Soup6

1 md Onion, chopped
1 Garlic clove, crushed
1 tablespoon Sunflower oil
1 Bay leaf
1 pound Broccoli, chopped
570 ml Vegetable stock
Salt & pepper
Juice of One half lemon

Saute onion & garlic in oil with the bay leaf for 3 tp 4 minutes. Remove 4
ounces of broccoli florets. Add the rest of the broccoli & stock. Bring to
a boil & simmer gently, covered for 10 minutes. The broccoli should be
tender but still bright green. Remove the bay leaf & cool slightly.

Blend the soup till it is completely smooth. Season to taste with salt &
pepper & add the lemon juice. Reheat gently in a clean pot. Meanwhile steam
the reserved florets till tender, 8 minutes or so. Scatter them over the
soup, stir & serve.

Sarah Brown's "Vegetarian Cookbook"

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #635 by "Maria M. Schaefer"
mariam@startext.net on Jun 04, 1997