Free Recipe · Waste-Not Vegan Soups
Quick, cheap, easy, nutritious and delicious, and it uses the whole broccoli.
This Thai coconut and broccoli soup cooks in the Thermomix in about 25 minutes, serves 4, and is vegan, gluten free and dairy free, using the whole broccoli including the stems.
I love that the Thermomix is powerful enough to let us throw in all the bits that would otherwise be binned, and puree them down to nothing. Ellen keeps the skins on her frozen bananas for smoothies and sorbets, Loryn leaves the skin on her pumpkin, and I use the hard broccoli and cauliflower stems in creamy pureed soups like this one.
Green curry paste does the heavy lifting on flavour, so there is very little to it. If you would rather make your own paste, my recipes for it are in Thermo Cooker Fresh Favourites. Throw in any daggy-looking greens or beetroot tops instead of the spinach, and any odd bits of zucchini can go in too.
As the weather cools it is time to swap summer produce for brassicas, and this is the recipe to do it with. On the table in under 30 minutes, with literally a bowl and a chopping board to wash up. That is my kind of cooking.
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Thai Coconut & Broccoli Soup in the Thermomix
Serves 4 · Thermomix or thermo cooker · 25 minutes
Ingredients
* Use a purchased green curry paste, or make your own using the recipes in Thermo Cooker Fresh Favourites.
The Tools
Method
Place onion, garlic and ginger in TM bowl, chop for 5 seconds, speed 5. Scrape down sides.
Add curry paste and coconut oil, sauté 5 minutes, 100°C, speed 1.
Add broccoli, water, coconut milk and stock concentrate, cook for 14 minutes, 100°C, speed 2.
Add spinach leaves, puree for 30 seconds, speed 9.
To finish
Serve topped with fried shallots and fresh herbs. The crunch against the creamy soup is the whole point of the garnish, so do not skip it.
Coriander: you can add a handful of fresh coriander leaves before pureeing. I preferred it without, but the option is there for the coriander fans.
Use what you have: daggy-looking greens, beetroot tops or odd bits of zucchini can all go in place of, or alongside, the spinach.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I really use the broccoli stems?
Yes, and that is rather the point. The Thermomix is powerful enough to puree the hard stems down completely, so you get the whole vegetable, more nutrients and less waste.
Can I use other vegetables?
Absolutely. Throw in any tired greens or beetroot tops instead of the spinach, and any odd bits of zucchini can go in as well. Cauliflower stems work the same way as the broccoli.
Do I have to buy the curry paste?
No. A purchased green curry paste is perfectly fine, and it is what makes this so quick. If you would rather make your own, the recipes are in Thermo Cooker Fresh Favourites.
How do I make it thicker?
Use less water. The recipe calls for 500g, so reduce it if you prefer a thicker, more velvety soup.
Is it really vegan?
Yes. Coconut milk and coconut oil do the work that dairy normally would, and the curry paste is vegan too, so there is nothing animal-derived in it.
Want to get more from your Thermomix?
If cooking this way appeals, using the whole vegetable and wasting almost nothing, my cookbooks are built around it. Tested properly, written for your Thermomix or thermo cooker.
