Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Roasted Broccoli and Garlic Soup (Vegan)

Seriously. This is so good.

4 medium heads of broccoli
2-3 TBS olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced roughly
10 cups water + 5 Not-Chick'n bouillon cubes
1 onion, diced
4 small potatoes, peeled and chunked
1 package of silken tofu (Mori-Nu is the brand I get, it comes in a box)

Heat oven to 450 degrees. Roughly cut up the broccoli including the inner stalk if desired. Spread out on a silpat on a baking sheet.  Pout a few glugs of olive oil and a few light shakes of salt (don't overdo this or your soup will be salty!) on the broccoli and mix it up with your hands. Roast for 15 min. Then sauté onion in dollop of olive oil in a soup pot, add water, bouillion and potatoes and bring to a boil.  Add minced garlic on top of broccoli and roast an additional 10 min until soft and fragrant. Broccoli tips may get a little charred. Take out broccoli and garlic and transfer to soup pot. Turn off heat, add tofu and blend with immersion blender. Enjoy!!