March Recipe: Creamy Broccoli Soup

Creamy Broccoli Soup (No Dairy)

6 cups of vegetable broth
2 medium potatoes, scrubbed, cubed
6 cups vegetable broth
2 medium potatoes, scrubbed and cubed
1 large head fresh broccoli, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 tablespoons flour
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
1/2 teaspoon dried basil or curry powder (or more, to taste)

1. In a soup pot, bring broth and potatoes to a boil, then cover, reduce heat, and cook until potato is very tender, about 15 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, in a steamer basket over boiling water, steam broccoli until crisp-tender and bright green, about 5 minutes.
3. Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat, add onion, and cook, stirring, until onion is golden and softened, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with flour, stirring until flour is slightly cooked. Remove a ladleful of broth from soup pot and add to flour-onion mixture, whisking until smooth and thickened. Add salt and pepper to taste.
4. Remove potato and broth from heat, add broccoli and thickened flour-onion mixture, and dried basil or curry powder, and puree in batches in a blender or food processor until creamy.