This healthy and nourishing creamy broccoli spinach soup is packed with green vegetables.
I’ve always found comfort in a bowl of soup. I rarely tire of it and am fairly certain I could eat it every day of the year; in fact I think I’ve eaten soup almost every day this winter. I know that with spring approaching the “official” soup season will soon be ending, but frankly I see no reason to limit soup to just one season of the year. Who couldn’t use an easy way to get extra vegetables into your diet all year-round? Not to mention that a bowl of soup is ideal lunch fare; it’s easy to make a big batch for the week and just re-heat when needed.
What I have here for you today is the soup that I’ve been sipping on lately, especially when I’m feeling the need for some extra green in my diet. It’s a fairly simple affair, a silky smooth spinach and broccoli blender soup packed with green vegetables.
Ingredients for broccoli spinach soup:
The inspiration for this soup comes from Bieler’s broth, which if you haven’t heard of before is a simple soup often containing a combination of celery, zucchini, green beans and parsley created by Dr. Henry Bieler as a way to sooth digestion and heal the body while still nourishing it with much needed vitamins and minerals. Usually used as part of a cleanse or fast, the soup gets its silkiness from pureeing, which gives it a smooth texture soup without using any dairy, but it’s also a great base for making an easy vegetable packed soup.
I’ve added broccoli and spinach to mine along with garlic, green onions and a bit of olive oil to dial up the flavor. With no long simmering time, it’s a convenient way to make a fast and satisfying meal full of vitamins and nutrients. A quick simmer on the stove and into the blender it goes to get blitzed until silky and smooth.
I’ve made this broccoli spinach soup at least once a week for the past few months and don’t plan on stopping anytime soon, because this is the kind of good-for-you, comforting food you’ll want to eat all year-round.
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Broccoli Spinach Soup
This healthy and nourishing homemade vegan broccoli spinach soup is packed with green vegetables.
Ingredients
- 4 stalks of celery, chopped
- 1 head of broccoli, stalks peeled and stems and stalk coarsely chopped
- 1 medium zucchini, chopped
- 3oz/85g green beans, chopped
- 1 large handful flat leaf parsley, stems removed
- 2 cloves of garlic, grated
- 1 green onion, chopped
- 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon fine seas salt
- 4 cups/ ml filtered water
- 3oz/85g baby spinach
Instructions
- Place celery, broccoli, zucchini, green beans, parsley, garlic, green onion, olive oil, salt and water in a large soup or stock pot. Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes until vegetables are softened, stir in spinach and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Blend soup (in batches if necessary) in a blender until smooth. Serve immediately.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 121Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 156mgCarbohydrates: 18gSugar: 3gProtein: 8g
Sylvie Shirazi is the recipe developer and food photographer behind Gourmande in the Kitchen. For the last 10 years she's been making eating more healthfully easy and accessible with gluten-free, grain-free, paleo and vegan recipes that are free from processed ingredients.
Karen (Back Road Journal) says
Simple, healthy and delicious all wrapped up in a warm bowl of soup. It can't get much better than that.
cookingrookie says
wow, this is just gorgeous! I made a very similar soup recently, only using cheddar and parmesan, but now looking at your recipe, I have a feeling that feta would taste even better. Will definitely make this variation next time, it must be delicious, and so pretty and green. Just in time for St Patrick's day 😉
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com says
What a beauty -- I'd imagined even kids loving this soup. Or is my expectations so unreal? 😀
Kelly @ Inspired Edibles says
I want to swim in this gorgeous soup. The colour is exquisite.
Cooking on a Dime says
What a beautiful setting! You definitely deserve winning the award, your photos are beautiful.
Janet says
Your photography is stunning and your nomination is so well deserved!
Congratulations!
Beautiful soup too, by the way! :o)
chinmayie @ love food eat says
That a soothing green soup! I love the fact that it's not overcooked/boiled. So healthy and beautiful!
susan says
first of all, this soup looks delish. second - of course you are nominated...you are brilliant!!! I will vote for you every day of the week!
El says
Such gorgeous vibrant color. It looks wonderful
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
I love your copper colander! Broccoli is one of my favorite vegetables, so this soup is calling my name.