Creamy Broccoli and Zucchini Soup (GF) - Sparkles in the Everyday!

A creamy and delicious Broccoli and Zucchini Soup that is filling, healthy and tastes fantastic. The perfect winter warmer!

So, you are probably wondering why this photo of Broccoli and Zucchini Soup has some celery next to it??

... No, I didn't make a mistake... but it is there for a reason! ....

The celery is the trick to making this soup go from average ....

to delicious, tasty, scrumptious!!

(and all the other describing words to say that IT IS GOOD!)

In my home we tend to make thick, filling soups, that are healthy and delicious (and they are probably more like a meal).
We are not big lovers of broths or thin soup...('they just aren't filling enough' - quote from my family)

So to please my tribe and to make sure they have a healthy soup full of green vegetables - Broccoli and Zucchini Soup is the way to go!

I especially love the colour of this soup because I know that it is healthy and full of vitamins and minerals. (We call it 'Shrek' soup...but I didn't want the world to know it as that 😉

Recipe for Broccoli and Zucchini Soup

Ingredients
serves 4

20g of butter
Half a large Leek (about ¼ cup sliced)- or more if you prefer
½ teaspoon of minced garlic
2 large Zucchinis - diced
1 cup of broccoli
1 stalk of celery - sliced (don't forget this one 😉
1 litre of Chicken Stock
2 Potatoes - diced
Cracked pepper - a good sprinkling
¼ cup of thickened cream

Method

In a large saucepan add the butter, garlic and sliced leeks. Let them cook until they just start to turn golden
Add the broccoli, zucchini, potatoes, celery and stir to coat in the flavour leek butter. and cook for a couple of minutes
Pour in the chicken stock, add the pepper and stir
Bring the soup to the boil and then reduce to a simmer for 30 mins or until the pieces of vegetables are soft and can break apart with a spoon
Mash with a potato masher, to make all the vegetables smaller.
When it looks like all the vegetables are tender and soft, take off the heat and blend with a stick mixer.
You can add the cream to the pot of soup just before serving and stir through or each person can add their own cream to their bowl.