Grilled Vegetables
Grilled Vegetable and Broccoli Soup Recipe
Perhaps you have enjoyed broccoli soup as a warming treat but this broccoli soup recipe is for a chilled broccoli and vegetable soup which makes a different but wonderful snack and is crammed with juicy grilled vegetable flavors.
This soup is made up nearly entirely of fresh vegetables with just a little oil and vinegar for flavoring, making it virtually fat free and calorie free. Some vegetable soup recipes contain a lot of cream but this one is healthy and light. The broccoli is the only ingredient left intact rather than going in the blender or food processor so it is visible in the soup and offers texture as well as color.
Healthy Chilled Broccoli Soup with Garlic
Ingredients -
1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded and quartered lengthwise
1 zucchini, trimmed and quartered lengthwise
3 vine-ripened tomatoes, cored and chopped
1 head broccoli, trimmed and in big florets
1 red onion, peeled and cut into ½ inch slices
½ teaspoon dried oregano
2 cloves garlic, peeled
1 ½ cups water
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
¼ cup shredded basil leaves
1 teaspoon olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Preparation:
Prepare a grill to medium heat and grill the bell pepper, skin side down to the heat, until the skin blackens. This will take between 5 and 10 minutes.
Place it in a paper bag and set aside to cool.
Brush the zucchini, onion, and broccoli with oil and grill until tender and browned. This will take about five minuets.
Chop coarsely and sets aside, making sure the broccoli florets are small.
Peel the bell pepper and puree it in a food processor with the zucchini, onion, tomatoes, oregano, and garlic until smooth.
Transfer to a bowl with a cup of water, the vinegar, basil, and broccoli.
Season with salt and pepper, cover, and chill until cool.
Serve chilled.
(Serves 6)
A Picture of our Grilled Vegetable and Broccoli Soup Recipe - this soup uses the grill to give the vegetables and broccoli a distinct flavor and is then refrigerated and served chilled which is a wonderful change from most soups on a hot summers day.
