Cream Of Broccoli And Burnt Garlic Soup

Ingredients

• 1 medium broccoli, cut into small florets
• 10-12 garlic, halved horizontally
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion ,chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 medium potato,peeled and chopped finely
• 3 cups vegetable stock
• Salt to taste
• to taste black pepper powder
• 1 cup milk
• 1 small red capsicum,chopped

Method

1. Heat one teaspoon olive oil in a pan, add garlic and sauté till the garlic is burnt.Add onion and bay leaf and continue to sauté for a minute.
2. Add potato, vegetable stock, salt and pepper powder. When the mixture comes to a boil, cover and cook till the potatoes are done. Remove the bay leaf and add broccoli florets. Stir and bring it to a boil again. Simmer for two minutes.
3. Using a hand blender, blend the mixture to a smooth puree. Alternatively you can take it off the heat and blend in a blender till smooth. Add milk and bring it to a boil.
4. Heat remaining olive oil in another pan, add red capsicum and sauté for a minute.
5. Serve the soup piping hot in individual soup bowls, garnished with the red capsicum.

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