Dream Of Broccoli Soup

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 large yellow onion, peeled and chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 cups fresh broccoli or 3 cups fresh broccolini, chopped
• 4 cups fresh chicken stock, divided
• 1 cup buttermilk, divided
• 3 ounces goat cheese, divided (chevre is a good choice)
• 1 fresh bay leaf, bruised
• 1 dash freshly grated nutmeg
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a stock pot, cook the onions over medium heat in the butter for about 8 minutes. add broccoli and half the stock; bring to almost a boil.
• 2 using hand held immersion blender, puree the broccoli mixture until smooth.
• 3 stir in the remaining broth, 1/2 cup buttermilk, 2 ounces of the goat cheese, bay leaf and nutmeg. heat for 5 minutes but do not boil.
• 4 adjust seasoning and add salt and pepper.
• 5 in a plastic bag combine the remaining buttermilk and cheese. mix together. snip the corner of the plastic bag.
• 6 pipe dots on top of the soup, dragging a toothpick through the dots to form "hearts".
• 7 serve warm.