Simple Broccoli Soup With Cheddar Croutons

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 slices bread, toasted
• 4 ounces shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1 quart chicken stock
• 2 heads broccoli, florets separated and stems chopped
• 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• salt to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 25 mins


• top each toast slice with cheddar cheese. melt cheese with a kitchen torch until bubbling and golden, 30 seconds. (footnote: broiler)
• melt butter in a pot over high heat. cook and stir garlic in hot butter until fragrant and sizzling, about 15 seconds. add stock to pot and bring to a boil. stir broccoli into stock, pushing broccoli down into liquid; return to a boil and cook until broccoli is tender, 7 to 8 minutes.
• puree broccoli mixture using an immersion blender until soup is smooth.
• stir cream, cayenne pepper, and salt into soup; puree with immersion blender again until smooth, about 30 seconds. ladle soup into bowls and top with cheese toast.