Friday, May 21, 2010

Brocoli, Cauliflower, Spinach and Lima Bean Soup


I love brocolli but my hubby doesn't. So, I try to avoid brocoli in my daily cooking. But, after seeing Sara's soup event announcement, I couldn't resist myself from making soup with brocoli. Just utilized this chance and bought home lot of brocolli. Today when I made this creamy soup, to my surprise he said that he liked the soup and asked me to prepare it often..Oh, thank God...I don't have to avoid my favourite brocoli any more :-) Just to make the soup much more healthier, I added cooked Lima Bean. You can prepare it without Lima also...



Ingredients:

1. Brocoli - 1/2 Cup (Finely chopped florets)
2. Cauliflower - 1/2 Cup (Finely chopped florets)
3. Spinach - 1/2 Cup (Finely chopped)
4. Onion - 1/2 Cup (Finely chopped)
5. Garlic - 2 Cloves(Chopped)
6. Lima Bean - 1/2 Cup (Soaked over night)
7. Milk - 1/2 Cup
8. Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
9. Salt - Needed qty
10. Butter - 1 tsp
11. Water - 1/2 Cup

Procedure:

1. Take butter, onion and garlic in a microwave safe bowl. Keep it on high for 2 minutes.
2. Now, add the chopped florets, spinach, little quantity of salt and half a cup of water.
3. Cook on microwave high for 5 minutes. Allow the contents to cool down.
4. Process in a blender until smooth.
5. Cook soaked Lima bean with salt for 10 minutes on microwave.
6. Boil the milk on microwave and add milk to the contents in the blender. Mix well.
7. Pour in a serving bowl.
8. Add, cooked lima bean. Season with pepper.
9. Serve hot.

This soup is reposted for Niloufer's "Twenty" Event and


26 comments:

Fathima said...

lovely 'n healthy soup!

Priya Suresh said...

Pale green soup looks yummy and delicious....

Rachel said...

Terrific! Thank you once again for sending it over to MLLA.

Vrinda said...

healthy green soup....

TREAT AND TRICK said...

Healthy and great looking soup, dear..

Hayley said...

Healthy green soup!!looks tasty..

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

very nice soup!

subhashini said...

Very healthy and nice coloured soup.

Gita Jaishankar said...

What a healthy and filling soup..looks so creamy and comforting :)

Rachana said...

I love the colour of the Soup! yummy!!!!

Unknown said...

Healthy delicious soup..perfect for weather nithu.

suvaiyaana suvai said...

Healthy soup

Saraswathi Iyer said...

Healthy soup can give even for kids. Thanks for the entry dear.

Unknown said...

healthy and yummy soup,,love the soup color...

Swathi said...

Nithu,

Healthy soup nice color too

Rekha shoban said...

nice presentation! healthy soup dear!

Tina said...

Lovely and yummy soup...

Ms.Chitchat said...

Loved the color of the soup. Very healthy soup for any season. Will give it a try soon :):)

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Meena said...

Ooh nice-looking soup and healthy too!

Deepa G Joshi said...

hey you on making colorful soups spree..earlier red cabbage and now this green soup..totally healthy..too good.

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BeenaShylesh said...

healthy soup dear...and loves the colour

Shama Nagarajan said...

delicious soup..nice presentation

Aparna said...

Healthy soup..:)

Suma said...

Sounds and looks good!! Am sure it tastes great too!

Renuka Bedre - Rao said...

you have combined all these veggies with perfection! gr8 color!!

kitchen queen said...

healthy appetising and a refreshing soup.