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Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 shallots, peeled and sliced
- 1 1/2 pounds fresh broccoli florets, roughly chopped
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- Hot water, if needed
- 12 ounces mascarpone cheese, divided
Directions
Heat the oil in large pot over medium heat. Add the shallots and cook briefly to soften, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the broccoli, and season with salt and pepper, to taste Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to maintain a simmer, then cover the pan and cook until the vegetables are fork tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool for about 5 minutes. Carefully add the soup to a blender, in small batches, and blend until smooth. Pour the puree into a clean large saucepan over low heat. Add hot water to thin, if necessary. Whisk in all but 1/2 cup of the mascarpone. Taste and adjust the seasoning, as necessary.
To serve, ladle the soup into bowls and garnish each bowl with a small dollop of mascarpone.
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By Mzski
East Hanover, NJ
on November 19, 2012
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This is great and sooo easy and healthy. I add garlic and white wine to the shallots. I don't use a lot of marscapone but it's perfect. I used this recipe with mushrooms and zucchini...they were outrageously delicious. Red wine with mushrooms though. Croutons on top is my husband's favorite. Made it for our potluck Thanksgiving lunch at work and EVERYONE raved about it. Thanks Claire!!!
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on May 23, 2012
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This soup isn't very creamy. The tittle is Creamy Broccoli Soup. So to make it even creamier, you should add cream to the actual soup and also add the mascarpone on top. If you did that then it would live up to its name.
By broadarmel_5255971
Elysburg
on August 15, 2011
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I started out with sweating onions, garlic and celery...added the broccoli and chicken stock and some chicken gravy....made it creamier...instead of marscapone...I added some mild cheddar that I had....the cumin is a MUST !!!! GREAT recipe....
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