Broccoli Soup

It's been a while since I posted a soup recipe, and well, maybe it's not exactly soup weather right now. At least it isn't here - but they say it's about to rain for the rest of the week, so hey, maybe some soup will be good.

Use any kind of white whine. I had an open bottle of a fairly sweet wine and that worked out well, but I'm sure any kind will be nice.

Broccoli Soup
(printable recipe)

1 yellow onion
1 garlic clove
butter
1 broccoli stand
50 ml white wine (I used sweet, any kind works)
500 ml water
1 peperoncino (tiny, dried chilipepper)
lemon zest, from 1/2 lemon)
50 ml cream
salt, pepper
milk (optional)

Ch�vre creme:
100 g ch�vre cheese
2-3 tbsp cream

Coarsely chop garlic and onion. Fry in a little butter, it should soften but not color. Add broccoli (coarsely chopped), wine, water and peperoncino. Cook for 5 minutes. Add cream and lemon zest, and cook for five more minutes.

Blend until smooth - I use an immersion blender, but a regular blender or a food processor works as well - and season with salt and pepper. Stir in a little milk if the soup is too thick.

Make the ch�vre creme by crumbling the cheese and stirring in some cream until smooth.

Serve with the ch�vre creme, and some good crusty bread and a few slices of Serrano ham.

Recipe in Swedish
Broccolisoppa