Slight Food Crush

Broccoli Green Curry Soup

I love Thursdays. It’s the day I look forward to most as soon as my alarm goes off at 6am on Monday morning. Come Wednesday at 7pm, I am done. Make a quick dinner, and I am in bed. Most people could probably handle what I do, but I have a really low fatigue threshold. I really do. Three days and 110 kids later, I need a break. But Thursday is a half day. Home by 1pm. It’s so great. I can nap, catch up readings and emails, waste time with a movie or the internet, and go grocery shopping to make a delicious, comforting dinner like the one I made this evening! A curry soup! Never have I made it, always have I wanted to! So why not make it today? I couldn’t think of any reasons not to either. So here it is!

Broccoli Green Curry Soup:

(adapted from The Stone Soup)

2 tablespoons Green Curry Paste

1/2 cup Coconut Milk

1 stalk of Broccoli

1 cup Water

1 tablespoon Sunflower Seed Butter (or any nut butter)

1/4 cup (uncooked) White Rice (optional)

Cook rice according to package directions (usually 1/2 cup water to 1/4 cup uncooked rice brought to a boil and simmered for 15 minutes)

On high heat in a pot, spoon about a tablespoon of the cream from the top of the coconut milk. Allow it to melt and bubble, then quickly add the curry paste. Let bubble for around 30 seconds until coconut and paste are all melted and incorporated.

Add the water (1 cup) and the rest of the coconut milk. Simmer.

Chop the broccoli into large pieces and add to the simmering pot. Cook until the broccoli becomes tender, yet still firm. Careful not to overcook. About 8 minutes.

Spoon in the sunflower butter (original recipe used regular peanut butter which had added sugar, so if you would like it a little sweeter add a little sugar with the nut butter). Stir the nut butter around the pot until melted.

Poor until bowl, and enjoy with rice!

(serves one, but can be easily doubled for you and a loved one!)

(Calories: 360 without rice)

Don’t get me wrong, I adore Fridays and the rest of the weekend, but Thursday just happens to be the first day of some much needed relief.

Happy Thursday, everyone!