Spring Green Soup – Seasonal Recipes

Broccoli Soup with Toasted Walnuts – 2 Bliss of Baking

Step into Spring and embrace the wonderful flavours of spring with this simple recipe using delicious seasonal ingredients.

This Primavera spring green vibrant soup is the perfect springtime celebration, packed with seasonal vegetables.

The recipe requires less than 30 mins Preparation time and 30 minutes to 1 hour Cooking time, Serves 2.

Ingredients:

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 spring onions, white and green parts separated and chopped
  • 100g/3½oz sprouting broccoli, chopped
  • 300g/10½oz frozen peas
  • 50g/1¾oz fresh broad beans
  • 30g/1oz wild garlic
  • 400ml/14fl oz vegetable stock
  • 50ml/2fl oz plant-based cream

To serve

  • 1 tbsp chopped roasted hazelnuts
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

Directions:

  • Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large saucepan and add the white spring onions, broccoli, peas, beans, almost all of the wild garlic and the stock. Cook for 5–6 minutes, then add the cream and blend until smooth.
  • Heat the remaining oil in a separate small saucepan and fry the green parts of the spring onion and the remaining wild garlic for 2–3 minutes.
  • Serve the soup topped with the fried onions, wild garlic, hazelnuts and a swirl of olive oil.

*Recipe TipsTo take this soup to the next level, serve in large, hollowed out bread rolls