Spicy Broccoli Soup

Hi Friends, Hope you are all doing well and staying healthy! Nothing beats home-cooked food made from scratch with clean ingredients.

One day after work last week, I came home, opened the freezer, and saw a bag of frozen broccoli🥦. Usually I prefer fresh broccoli, but then I realized frozen broccoli would be great for a soup! I experimented and threw together a few ingredients, and the end result was an incredible luxurious restaurant-style soup that felt so nourishing and satisfying. It's always a home run when something so healthy tastes amazing, too! Broccoli 🥦 is a cruciferous vegetable that has sulforaphane, which has anti-cancer properties. It's also a rich source of diindolylmethane (DIM), which has estrogen-metabolizing properties.

Spicy Broccoli 🥦 Soup

Ingredients:
1/2 yellow onion coarsely chopped
4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
12 oz bag of frozen broccoli, defrosted
Half of a 12 oz bag of mixed veggies (corn, carrots, peas, and green beans), defrosted
32 oz carton of chicken or vegetable broth
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper

In a large saucepan, sauté the onions, garlic and spices until fragrant with 1/4 cup olive oil. Then add the defrosted broccoli and mixed veggies. Sauté and add the salt and pepper. After about 5-7 minutes, when the veggies are well cooked, add about 1/2 carton of broth. Mix well, then transfer to a high power blender. Be careful when blending hot ingredients. Consider covering the blender with a towel and holding down the lid for added safety. Blend until smooth. Pour the soup back into the saucepan, and add the other 1/2 carton of broth. Stir together and heat back up to a boil.

Enjoy!
~Rajsree Nambudripad, MD