This Cream of Broccoli soup with burnt Garlic and Orange is perfect, either you serve it hot with your favorite bread or sip it cold as is, it taste heaven. Instead of cream, I used low fat milk which makes the soup light and healthy. As broccoli after blending has a thick creamy texture, adding milk instead of cream will keep the broccoli flavor intact making it light on your tummy. You will be mesmerized with the rustic aroma of broccoli sauted in butter with garlic and herbs. A tinch of burnt garlic and orange dressing on the top will make this soup a pure delight to your taste buds.
Now heat the pan and put butter in that, immediately add 1 spoon of olive oil inorder to prevent butter from burning
Now put garlic and once they start turning golden, take out half a spoon from the pan and keep it aside
Add shallots now
Let it cook for 2-3 mins, then add broccoli florets
Cook for 5 mins covering the lid, to soften the broccoli. Due to lid, all the flavours of garlic and shallots will be infused in broccoli
Put some salt and oregano
Now let it cook for another 2 mins and put off the gas
Once the broccoli cools down
Put it in a blender, add milk and blend well into a thick creamy mixture
Pour the mixture in the same pan & boil for 2-3 mins
Sprinkle some pepper – salt and stir wel
If you see its getting too thick you can add vegetable stock or warm water.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl take orange juice, extra virgin olive oil, burnt garlic that we kept aside and mix it well with some oregano and pinch of salt and mix well
Since your dressing is ready, you can now start serving your soup
Take 4 bowls of your choice and Pour equal amount of soup in each bowl
Now put 1/2 teaspoon of dressing in each bowl and serve hot or cold as per your choice.
This dressing is multipurpose; you can also make your favorite salad with this Orange and burnt garlic dressing.
Notes
1. If you dont have shallouts, you can use onions2. The burnts garlic and orange dressing can be ussed in salads as well3. Here no broth is used, but if you wish to add you can add some.