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Greek · Soup

Broccoli Soup with Cashew Cream and Dill

A rustic broccoli, fennel, carrot and potato soup scented with star anise, ginger and garlic, thickened with a paste of cashews, dill, Dijon and lemon in the old Greek manner, and finished with charred florets.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on45 min
  • Total1 h 30 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Soup

  • 1 headlarge broccoli, stem chopped, head cut into small florets; 6 to 12 small florets set aside
  • 90 mlextra-virgin olive oil, 6 tablespoons, plus more for drizzling
  • 1large onion, chopped
  • 1 stalkcelery with leaves, chopped
  • 1fennel bulb, chopped
  • 1medium carrot, peeled and chopped
  • 1medium waxy potato, diced
  • 1star anise
  • 4 clovesgarlic, minced
  • 2½ piecesfresh ginger, 1 knob, about 2.5 cm, peeled and minced or grated
  • 1.6 Lvegetable broth or stock, 6 to 8 cups
  • 240 mlwater, 1 cup

Cashew cream

  • 70 graw cashews, 1/2 cup
  • 1 tspsherry vinegar
  • 1 tspDijon mustard, scant
  • ¼ cupfresh dill
  • 1 tbspfresh lemon juice
  • to tastesea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan
  • Mediterranean

Contains

  • Tree nuts
  • Cashew
  • Mustard
  • Celery
  • Sulfites
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Potato (white)
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Broccoli
  • Fennel
  • Carrot
  • Ginger
  • Turmeric
  • Dill
  • Black and white pepper
  • Star anise

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy
  • Brothy

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Food processor
  • Blender

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Meal prep

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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