Herby Pea and Broccoli Soup….

Today’s herby pea and broccoli soup is the perfect easy to make soup to eat on a grey and miserable day! 

The first time I made my herby pea and broccoli soup, it was to use up some broccoli that I didn’t want to throw out but was on the verge of being too far gone to be able to use.  I didn’t have enough left to make a soup on its own, even if I’d wanted plain broccoli soup (not sure how I’d feel about that) so I literally opened up the freezer drawer and picked the first thing out that I thought would go – frozen peas.

My logic at the time was that peas were green and broccoli was green and also that I’d eat them both on the same plate as part of a Sunday dinner – these facts meant that in my head peas and broccoli were a match made in heaven.

As I’ve discovered numerous times in the past though, what works well in my head most definitely does not always translate into reality. 😂

This creation was an absolute success though and I’ve made this a couple of times since the first time I’ve made it with various different quantities or broccoli and peas and it’s always been lovely.  

My basic rule is that I try and add in around 600g of vegetables when I’m making a batch of any soup because that always seems to give me just the right consistency when I top up the water to the 1.3l level. That means if I have more broccoli then I just use fewer peas and less broccoli then I use more.

Herby Pea and Broccoli Soup....

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 21 minutes

Total Time: 26 minutes

This herby pea and broccoli soup is easy to make and tastes amazing!

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Ingredients

• 300g - 400g broccoli (depending on what you have)
• 1 chopped onion
• 200g frozen peas
• 2 cloves of garlic, crushed (or some dried garlic powder works just as well)
• 2 chicken stock cubes
• Herbs - whatever you have in but a tablespoon of dried herbs is good. I used a tablespoon of Italian Seasoning which is a blend of dried Italian-inspired herbs such as basil, marjoram, oregano, rosemary, and thyme with a bit of garlic.
• Pepper to taste (I like a lot to give the flavouring a kick.

Instructions

1. I use a soupmaker for my soup so it's literally a case of breaking the broccoli down into smaller florets rather than just sticking the whole thing in whole and then adding the rest of the ingredients.
2. Once it's all in, top up with boiling water to the minimum fill line (1.3l)
3. Select the smooth setting and switch on.
4. 21 minutes later you'll have amazing fresh and yummy soup.

I do find with this (and lots of other soups) than because the ingredients are quite basic that the key is with the seasoning so make sure you don’t under season or scrimp on any herbs. 😂

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