"Cheesy" Broccoli Soup
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Recipe type: Entree
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Serves: 6 cups
 
Vegan, Paleo, Autoimmune Protocol, Vegetarian, Whole 30, 21 Day Sugar Detox
Ingredients
  • 5 cups of broccoli fresh or frozen
  • 1 medium onion
  • 4 Tbsp olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 3 cups vegetable broth
  • 2 cups coconut milk full fat
  • 1 cup nutritional yeast
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 Tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  • Optional: sprinkling of dried turmeric for garnish
Instructions
  1. Chop onion and garlic.
  2. Add onion and garlic to a large pot with 1 Tbsp olive oil. Saute until onion is almost translucent and garlic is just starting to brown.
  3. Add vegetable broth, coconut milk, broccoli, 3 Tbsp olive oil and Dijon mustard.
  4. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook for 20 - 30 min or until broccoli is starting to fall apart.
  5. Remove from heat and add nutritional yeast, lemon juice and up to 1 tsp sea salt to taste.
  6. Add half the soup to a blender and blend to desired consistency.
  7. Dump into a bowl and add the other half. Blend again and combine with the 1st blended batch.
  8. Stir to fully mix, sprinkle with turmeric and serve.
Recipe by Whole Lovely Life at https://www.wholelovelylife.com/paleo-cheesy-broccoli-soup/