Smooth Broccoli and Stilton Soup

by Cherrypick
Star 4.3
    10m prep time
    45m total time
    Easy level
    10 ingredients

A smooth, blended vegetable soup with blue cheese that's as good for a comforting, hearty meal. We love to batch-cook and freeze this one. Perfect for an easy lunch when time isn't on your side.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan and then add the chopped onion. Cook on a medium heat until soft. Add a splash of water if the onion starts to catch.

Step 2

Add the sliced celery, leek and potato along with a knob of butter. Stir until melted, then cover with a lid. Allow to sweat for 5 minutes then remove the lid.

Step 3

Pour in the chicken or vegetable stock and add any chunky bits of stalk from broccoli. Cook for 10-15 minutes until all the vegetables are soft.

Step 4

Add the rest of the roughly chopped broccoli and cook for a further 5 minutes before adding the crumbled Stilton cheese

Step 5

Carefully transfer to a blender and blitz until smooth. Return to the pan and heat until simmering.

Step 6

Season with black pepper and a spoonful of soured cream or creme fraiche, if you like.
  • Ingredients
  • Based on 4 servings
  • 4 tbsp Soured Cream, or creme fraiche 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Soured Cream 150ml
  • 2tbsp Olive Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Olive Oil 1L
  • 1 Celery Stick, sliced 1 x Sainsbury's Celery
  • 1 Leek, washed and sliced 1 x Sainsbury's Leeks Loose
  • 200g Potato, diced 1 x Sainsbury's Baking Potatoes Loose
  • 10g Butter 1 x Sainsbury's British Butter, Salted 250g
  • 1 Onion, finely chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Onions Loose
  • 1 head Broccoli, roughly chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Broccoli Loose
  • 140g Stilton, or other blue cheese, crumbled 1 x Sainsbury's Stilton Blue Cheese 220g
  • 1000ml Vegetable Stock, or chicken stock 1 x Knorr Stock Pot Chicken 4x28g
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