Broccoli Cream Cheese And Pear And Almond Soup Recipe

• 1 x 250 g head broccoli
• 1 lrg Onion
• 2 x White parts of leek, minced
• 40 gm Butter
• 855 ml Vegetable stock
• 150 gm Low fat soft cheese
• 2 x 15 ml spoons fine oatmeal
• 4 x Ripe pears
• 175 gm Toasted, flaked almonds
• 570 ml Lowfat milk Salt and freshly grnd black pepper

1. 1.
2. Trim the broccoli into tiny florets, chop the stalky parts quite small.
3. In a large saucepan, heat the butter and add in the minced leeks, onion and broccoli stalks (leave aside the florets for later).
4. Stir well and leave to sweat for ten min.
5. Then add in minced pears.
6. 2.
7. Stir in the oatmeal, almonds and lowfat milk a little at a time, stirring well after each addition.
8. When the lowfat milk is stirred in, add in the stock and seasoning.
9. Whisk well and simmer gently for ten min.
10. While the soup is cooling, steam the broccoli florets for about 5 min.
11. 3.
12. Pour the soup and place the soft cheese into a food processor, and blend till smooth.
13. Return the soup to a rinsed out pan, add in the broccoli florets and re-heat gently, adjusting the seasoning.
14. 4.
15. Serve with crusty French bread.

head broccoli, onion, butter, cheese, oatmeal, pears, almonds, milk

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/broccoli-cream-cheese-and-pear-and-almond-soup-92748 (may not work)