Looking back at my Food for Runners series, I noticed that soups were missing completely from it. Until now. So this week’s recipe is Broccoli and Stilton Cheese Soup.
Vegetables are very important to a runner’s diet, which must include nutrients such as iron, potassium, fiber and vitamin C, to help to fight fatigue and keep energy levels up. Broccoli as a source of these nutrients and they also contain (by weight) more Vitamin C than an orange!
Stock up of veggies with this filling soup, the addition of Stilton cheese makes it creamy and delicious!
Recipe adapted from Nigella Lawson’s website.
Ingredients
- 3 small broccoli, chopped
- 6 spring onions, finely chopped
- 1 tps dried thyme
- 500ml vegetable stock
- 150g Stilton cheese, crumbled
- Extra Virgin Olive oil
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1 long red chilli pepper, deseeded and finely chopped
Preparation
Heat the olive oil, add the spring onions and chilli, cook for a couple of minutes. Then add the thyme, broccoli and stir for a minute or so.
Pour the hot vegetable stock and the crumbled Stilton and bring to a bubble, then clamp on the lid and cook for 15 minutes.
Blend with a food processor and add pepper to taste. Scatter with red chilli for serving.
This creamy soup is really mouth-watering, I’ll try it!!! What do you suggest using instead of Stilton, which we don’t have in Italy?
Il Dolcelatte della Galbani ha un sapore molto simile allo Stilton!
Non ho mai sentito parlare di Dolcelatte, mica intendi il Dolceverde (gorgonzola dolce e cremoso)???? Dalla foto sembrerebbe proprio di sì…
http://www.galbani.co.uk/products/galbani_dolcelatte/dolcelatte/index.html
Mmm I love stilton in soup! Delicious looking dish :)
Love a bit of Nigella. What a great sounding soup – a classic :D
I don’t have a immersion blender yet.. I should get one… looks so great!
This looks really nice. I love blended soups. The red chili pepper must give it a nice kick.