Broccoli Almondine Soup

Ingredients

Sea Salt

1 teaspoon

Broccoli

1 pound

Almond butter

2 tabletspoons

Sun-dried tomatoes

¼ cup

Sliced Almonds

 

Ground black pepper

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serving: 4-6

Preparation

  1. Boil 4 cups of water and the salt in a pot on high heat and then add broccoli
  2. Cover the pot to return it quickly to a boil, cooking the broccoli until stems are easily pierced with a knife, 3-4 minutes
  3. Remove from the heat and keep the cooking water
  4. Transfer broccoli to a blender, add the almond butter and 2 cups of cooking water
  5. Turn on blender and puree until smooth
  6. Place sun-dried tomato among cups then pour the soup on top
  7. Garnish with a few almond slices and season to taste with black pepper

Nutritional Profile

Serving Size:

1 cup

Calories

120

Protein

5 g

Fat

9 g

Fiber

4 g

Vitamin A

2700 IU

Vitamin C

90 mg

Vitamin E

4 IU

Zinc

1 mg

Beta-carotene

15 mcg

Lutein & Zeaxanthin

30 mcg

Lycopene

1240 mcg

Source: Jennifer Thompson and Johanna Seddon, Eat Right for Your Sight: Simple, Tasty Recipes that Help Reduce the Risk of Vision Loss from Macular Degeneration, 2015


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