Broccoli, Cilantro and Saffron Soup

Skip your meals? No worries, You will love this scrumptious soup prepared with broccoli , Cilantro and Saffron flavored with garlic, garnished with lightly toasted melon seeds, fresh cream, freshly ground black pepper and broiled saffron,drizzled with olive oil.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 06-08 minutes

Serves: 4

Ingredients and Quantity:

Broccoli, roughly chopped (excluding the stems), blanched and refreshed- 550 gm.

Cilantro, fresh- 1/4th bunch

Yellow onion, chopped- 30 gm.

Garlic- 02 cloves

Saffron- 1/4th gm.

Olive oil- 20 ml.

Salt- To taste

White pepper powder- To taste

Water, lukewarm- 02 cups or as required

For the Garnish:

Olive oil- 02 tsp.

Freshly ground pepper-1/2 tsp.

Fresh Cream- 02 tsp

Saffron, broiled – a few strands

Method:

In a non-stick pan add olive oil heat it for few seconds add the garlic. Sauté till light brown, add the chopped onion cook till translucent add the roughly chopped broccoli cook for 03 minutes, add the roughly chopped cilantro. Cook for few seconds.

Add water, salt, pepper and bring it to a boil. Lower the flame and cook till the broccoli is bright green in colour.

Strain through a soup strainer, do not discard the water.

Cool the ingredients.

Puree the ingredients by adding the remaining water. Simmer the soup for 02 minutes.

Serve very hot / warm in a soup bowl garnished with lightly toasted watermelon seeds, fresh cream, freshly ground black pepper and broiled saffron and drizzled with olive oil.

Chef Tips:

1. After blanching the broccoli in very hot water, refresh it under cold water, in order to retain the beautiful green colour of the Vegetables.
2. You may add more vegetable stock, to adjust the consistency.
3. Do not prepare the soup covered as the soup will be of a pale green colour instead of a beautiful bright green colour.