Comfort week~Food

Well this is no brainer :) Soup of course is my ultimate comfort food and lucky for me I am making soup every week. This week it is one our favourites. Affectionately called "green" soup by my kids. It's really "cream" of broccoli soup. Although I sometimes use asparagus which is also amazing! The cream part of the soup comes from cashews which get blended into a "milk" and give the soup a really creamy almost parmesan flavour. So good!

"Cream" of Broccoli Soup

1 onion diced
3 cloves of garlic minced
1 potato peeled and diced
1 head of broccoli chopped
1 quart of chicken or vegetable stock
1/2 cup cashews
1 cup water
salt and pepper to taste

In a large dutch oven heat some olive oil and saute onions until translucent. Add in garlic and cook a few minutes. Be careful not to burn. Add in the potatoes, broccoli and stock. Bring to a simmer and cook covered until all the veggies are soft. In a blender add the cashews and water and blend on high until smooth. Pour into the dutch oven and either use an immersion blender or a regular blender and blend until smooth (leave some lumps if your children will allow it :) Add salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy with bread of any kind!! yum!

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See you tomorrow for more comfort week