broccoli (from our garden), stilton and roasted walnut soup

so my partner, wally, has spent almost every non-rainy weekend for the past 6months out in our little yard sowing and cultivating our very 1st veggie garden! its so lovely to have fresh, organic veggies to cook up... he's so proud of his little garden & so am i  :)

here's a soup recipe i decided to whip up on one of those rainy days wally was kept indoors! ;p

broccoli (from our garden), stilton and roasted walnut soup

you will need:

3   large broccoli heads
3 or 4 brown shallots (roughly chopped)
60   grams of stilton blue cheese
20   grams of roasted walnuts
700 grams of homemade chicken stock (you could use veggie stock if you like!)
olive oil
1 x bay leaf
salt & pepper to season

method:

1. heat a pot with some olive oil and saute your shallots till they are soft & mushy.

2. cut up your broccoli heads into chunky bits and throw in2the saucepan & add your stock. add some salt & pepper 2taste & the bay leaf. reduce heat & let simmer until mushy.

3. while the soup is cooking, turn your oven on & roast the walnuts.

4. grab a hand blender (they are usually easier 2use for soup!) & blitz.

5. ladle into soup bowls and add your stilton & roasted walnuts.

6. eat with a crunchy french stick!


too easy!! :)