Broccoli and Pea Soup

There are lots of broccoli and pea soup recipes, and similar recipes, too. If you don’t like how it’s made, feel free to omit any of the ingredients you don’t care for. And feel free to add things you think would make it suit your preference better.

You can absolutely use a stick blender instead of a regular blender. To do so, keep all of the ingredients in the saucepan and blend until smooth.

You can absolutely add extra veggies. The addition will make it more nutrient-dense and add some flavour. I suggest adding onion, or even potatoes. Make sure that anything you add is finely chopped, and that your onion softens before continuing with the recipe. Cook it down with the leeks and olive oil at the beginning of the recipe. Stir occasionally to prevent scorching.

This recipe calls for lemon juice, but if you do not want all the acidity, you can use lemon zest instead. You can also add it along with the juice if you want a fresh, more lemony taste to your soup.

You can absolutely use frozen peas in this recipe. You can use canned or fresh, as well. I suggest using fresh or frozen peas, as canned can have an unpleasant flavour sometimes.

You can use frozen broccoli for this recipe, just make sure you use a package with small florets. If you use fresh broccoli, make sure you chop the broccoli florets finely as this will make them easier to blend later.

Feel free to season this to fit your taste, but do keep in mind that it is very flavorful on its own. However if you are looking for some extra flavour, I suggest adding crushed garlic, fresh basil, and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

If you want thinner soup, add more liquids. You can add vegetable stock, chicken stock, lemon juice, or even water to your soup to thin it out a little bit. If you do thin it out, try it as you go along to make sure it still tastes balanced. 

The additional liquids could affect the flavour a bit.

To make your soup thicker, you can do a couple things. You can add broccoli and peas, or you can not blend it quite as long. You can also add some cream to your soup.

Another easy way to thicken your soup is by making a slurry. Use either cornstarch or flour and water and add to your soup.

You can easily reheat broccoli soup. If you stored it in the pan you cooked it in, just put the pot over medium heat and stir occasionally to prevent scorching.

If you notice that it’s thickened while in the fridge, and you do not want thinner soup, add some stock and bring to a boil to thin it out a bit.

This vegan recipe should serve about 8 to 10 people.

Yes, this recipe is gluten free! If you adhere to a gluten-free diet feel free to make it without any ingredient substitutions.

This recipe is already vegan as it does not have any animal products. If you want it to use animal products, you can use chicken stock or even add some red meat, like ground beef.