Broccoli soup & cheesy soldiers

Name: Broccoli soup & cheesy soldiers
Cook time: 28 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 400g frozen broccoli; 4 spring onions; olive oil; 20g mixed seeds, such as sunflower, pumpkin, linseeds, poppy; 1 large slice of bread (100g); 80g Cheddar cheese; 1 organic veg stock cube; 1 bunch of flat-leaf parsley (30g); optional: extra virgin olive oil

Air-fryer soup is a thing!

Vegetarian

28 mins

Not Too Tricky

serves 2

nutrition per serving

Calories

24%

Fat

40%

Saturates

55%

Sugars

Salt

32%

Protein

52%

Carbs

13%

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake

Recipe From

Easy Air Fryer by Jamie Oliver

By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

400g frozen broccoli

4 spring onions

olive oil

20g mixed seeds, such as sunflower, pumpkin, linseeds, poppy

1 large slice of bread (100g)

80g Cheddar cheese

1 organic veg stock cube

1 bunch of flat-leaf parsley (30g)

optional: extra virgin olive oil

Method

Remove the shelf from the large air-fryer drawer, chuck in the broccoli, then trim, roughly chop and add the spring onions, drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, season with sea salt and black pepper and toss well. Cook for 15 minutes at 200°C, or until the broccoli is soft, shaking the drawer occasionally.
Use your fingertips to press the seeds into the surface of the bread, drizzle with 1 teaspoon of oil and grate over a layer of cheese. Cook in the small drawer for 7 minutes at 180°C, or until golden and crisp, then slice.
Once the broccoli is soft, remove the drawer from the air fryer, grate in the remaining cheese, crumble in the stock cube, tear in most of the bunch of parsley, stalks and all, and pour over 400ml of boiling kettle water.
Carefully blitz with a hand blender until smooth, adding an extra splash of water, if needed. Season to perfection, then gently return the drawer and cook for 5 minutes at 180°C, or until piping hot.
Divide between mugs or bowls, pick over the remaining parsley, and drizzle with a little extra virgin olive oil, if you like. Serve with the soldiers.

This is a 2-drawer air fryer recipe.

All recipes from Easy Air Fryer were tested at least twice in a Tefal single (4.2 litres) or dual (8.3 litres) air fryer, as well as in a range of air fryers by my team of office testers at home. All air fryers are different, so results may vary – please follow the recipe instructions for guidance, and use your instincts to adjust times accordingly if your machine runs a little hotter or colder than average.

Tags

Air-fryer Soup Broccoli Cheese Bread & doughs Lunch Dinner Vegetarian

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