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Cream of broccoli soup--hold the cream

I often enjoy having soup and salad for dinner. I usually make a few modifications to the usual cream soup to make healthier but I don’t like to skimp on flavor. Many recipes for broccoli soup suggest that you puree the soup. I’m not opposed to this idea, but when soup is the main portion of the meal I’m less inclined to serve a pureed soup rather than a heartier soup that requires a bit of chewing. So, I do puree the soup but also reserve some broccoli so that you get the best of both worlds, flavor and texture! I like to add potatoes to soups like this and puree them with the broth to give some richness to the soup and then I think you don’t miss the heavy cream that I’m not going to add. Feel free to peel the stem of the broccoli, chop it and include that in the soup too. Don’t be afraid to use frozen broccoli, it works great.