Broccoli Bacon Soup

Bacon Broccoli Soup

We received our first weekly box of vegetables from Inglewood Farm. I want to make sure that I use all of these delicious organic vegetables before we get our next box in a week. So, our dinner tonight is kind of a strange combination. We got broccoli in the box so i decided to make a broccoli soup. A friend at crossfit told me about a bacon broccoli soup that his wife made and he said it was delicious. I didn't have her recipe so I found one and added a few things. I got this recipe from Gwyneth Paltrows cookbook, My Father's Daughter. It is a beautiful cookbook with some great recipes. Anyway, I also oven roasted some carrots and mixed kale that were in our vegetable box as well.

To make the soup you will need:
2 tablespoons olive oil,
2 cloves minced garlic,
1 yellow onion chopped,
2-3 stalks of broccoli cut into small florets,
1 32 oz of chicken or vegetable stock,
1/2 teaspoon salt,
1/4 tsp ground black pepper,
1/2 cup coconut milk,
5-7 strips of bacon chopped.

1. Heat olive oil in a large soup pot and add garlic and onion. Let sauté until fragrant.
2. Add broccoli to pot and cook with onions and garlic for about 5 minutes.
3. Next, cover broccoli with chicken broth and salt and pepper. Bring to a boil.
4. Meanwhile, cook bacon in a skillet.
5. While the bacon is cooking let soup mixture simmer on medium to high heat for 5 minutes.
6. Add bacon to soup and let simmer for 10 minutes. Add coconut milk.
7. Now blend the soup with a hand mixer. Top with some crispy bacon and serve.