Broccoli and Stilton Soup

Caloric count: Low
Level of difficulty: Easy
Serves 8

This is and old stand by of mine, delicious,nutritious and so easy to prepare. Eaten as a side dish or meal it is outrageous with some croutons or hot crusty bread. A blender or food processor will be needed. Such a great way to get a dose of beautiful and seasonal veg in you. So easy to prepare, Stilton which is a strong cheese in the blue cheese family gives it a delightful twist, be warned it's quite strong so use just a bit. Add more if it suits you.... shall we begin.......

• 2 huge bunches of FRESH broccoli
• 4 cups chicken broth (vegetable broth for vegans)
• dash of nutmeg
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup of salted butter
• 6 grams of stilton or blue cheese
  

What I use to make the broth are the store bought bouillon cubes, in a huge pot, boil water add 8 cubes to the boiling water until dissolved, trim the small leaves and give the broccoli a good rinse. Cut in quarters and gently place in boiling stock, make sure the water completely covers the broccoli. When the broccoli is done, (tender) remove from the stock and place into blender push the broccoli down into the blender with a spoon. (I usually do this in 2 turns because it can be too much broccoli in one go) so put half of the broccoli first and scoop some of the stock for the pot into a cup and blend adding butter and bits of stock at a time until the consistency is to your liking, pour into soup bowl or pot and crumble cheese in ,stir until melted, than add the remaining broccoli and repeat process, TASTE AS YOU GO! add dash of nutmeg and stir. BAM all ready! Served with some black cracked pepper croutons on top or hot bread....gorgeous! Just to let you know you can substitute the broccoli for cauliflower.

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