Cream of Broccoli Soup with Quinoa
Ingredients
- 2 cups water (Optional)
- 1 cup quinoa, or more to taste
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 4 cups homemade vegetable stock
- 4 cups chopped broccoli
- 1 sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- salt to taste
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg, or to taste
- 1 pinch garam masala, or to taste
- 1 pinch ground pepper to taste
- ½ cup water (Optional)
- 2 ounces raw cashews (Optional)
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Instructions
- Bring 2 cups water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until quinoa is tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Heat oil in a heavy 4-quart pot. Add onion; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in vegetable stock, broccoli, sweet potato, and salt. Bring soup to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until broccoli and sweet potato are very tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Remove soup from the heat. Puree with a hand-held immersion blender until smooth. Season with nutmeg, garam masala, and pepper.
- Combine 1/2 cup water and cashews in a high-speed blender; puree until smooth.
- Pour cashew mixture into the soup and bring to a boil.
- Place 1/3 cup cooked quinoa in the center of each serving bowl; ladle soup around quinoa.
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