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Hate: diet soda. Like: water. Love: bourbon.
Hate: skinny jeans. Like: Jeggings (jean leggings people… jean leggings). Love: my Levis.
Hate: bathing suit shopping. Like: vintage dress shopping. Love: shopping with someone else’s credit card… which never happens… ever.
Hate: cold soup. Like: most soup. Love: um…. soup soup soup. I really like soup.
‘Hate’ is such a strong word. ‘Hate’ was a bad word in the house I grew up in. Mom, if you’re reading this… yes, you taught me better… but look! I’m eating my broccoli! That’s got to count for something.
This soup is pure and simple. Green vegetables with a touch of spice and a splash of citrus. I dolloped my soup with a bit of sour cream because… seriously? Yum.
psssst… this soup is super filling too!
Broccoli and Arugula Soup
adapted from goop.com
makes enough for two large servings
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove of garlic, chopped
1/2 yellow onion, chopped
1 head broccoli, cut into large florets, about 2/3 pound
2 1/2 cups water or vegetable stock
1/4 teaspoon of sea salt and black pepper, or season to taste
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 cup arugula leaves, packed
squeeze of 1/2 lemon
Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions and cook until soft and translucent, about 4 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic cloves and cook for another minute. Add the broccoli and cook for about 4 minutes, until the broccoli is bright green in color. Add the cumin, salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
Add the water or chicken stock, lower the heat and cover. Cook for about 8 minutes, until the broccoli has been softened. and is just tender.
Here’s the tricky part. We’re going to blend the soup. Working in batches, transfer some of the soup liquid and broccoli to a blender. Add half of the arugula leaves and blend until smooth. Transfer to a bowl or another pot while you blend the second batch of soup with the rest of the arugula. Return to a pot over a low flame, check to see if it needs more salt or pepper. Throw in the juice of 1/2 a lemon and serve.
This soup also freezes well!
Maya
I’ve made this a few times now, as I always seem to have a head of broccoli and half a bag of arugula in my fridge somewhere. Its really nice! Bright and Zesty and mind-numbingly simple. Great for a simple lunch as its ready in under 30 mins and uses stuff i have lying around. Thanks Joy!
(I add a couple of tbsps of soy single cream, which i think helps tie it all together)
Rachel
Amazing first sentence, I agree 100% with it. I’m making this soup tonight and I’ve subscribed to your blog. Favorite line for today: Hate: diet soda. Like: water. Love: bourbon. Sharing widely.
Anne
Lovely and fresh soup. I added a red chili and a big potato ….. Made it a bit spicy and the potato gave it a fuller texture …. Really good!!!! Thanks for the recipe! Your blog is on the top of my reading list now – just discovered you today :-)
Penny @ Big Spoon, Little Spoon
This was like a hug. From me to me. I doubled everything, took out the lemon juice, added chicken stock (instead of veggie) and two cups of almond milk. Also some red cayenne pepper and…. nutmeg! Nutmeg totally rocked this soup out!
Elizabeth @ Coppertop Kitchen
I am so all over this. I have everything for it in my house! WHOOP!
Lindy
I just finished making this soup… on an 85 degree day. But oh well, it’s so delicious! The lemon and cumin give it such a yummy flavor!! I have an immersion blender but not a regular one. And my immersion blender broke mid-soup making. So I’m not too happy with the texture, but I’ll get my hands on my mom’s blender!
Lauren
I made this today and oh maaaaaaaan it’s so delicious! I substituted baby spinach instead of rocket because everyone in my family bar me hates rocket. I also made your roasted pumpkin soup today (omg divine). I also made beef stroganoff….well it’s still blipping away in the slow cooker, mm mm mm. I ate some of the brocolli soup for lunch and then froze everything else, lunches and dinners are sorted for this week! Hooray!
Emily
This soup is awesome! I was skeptical, but gave it a shot. Soooo yum, and healthy! Thanks for posting