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Cream of broccoli

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Whenever we eat anything outside, that catches my fancy, I immediately put it in my "to try" list. A few weekends ago we ate some really yummy broccoli soup at quiznos. I wanted to replicate the same in my kitchen, so I googled for the recipe, found this site added the ingredients to my shopping list, and concocted this very delicious soup. Although I made a few changes to the recipe, the taste was very close to the original Cream of Broccoli soup Ingredients 1 medium onion chopped 1 clove garlic pressed 1 bunch broccoli cut into florets 1 medium size carrot peeled and grated 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp whole wheat/all purpose flour 1/2 inch butter 2 cups milk 2 cups veg broth (To make veg broth, just simmer onions, carrots, cilantro, in water for about 40 min in very low heat. You can store this for 2-3 weeks in the refrigerator and 2-3 months in the freezer) Salt and pepper to taste 2 tbsp cheddar cheese Sauté onion in olive oil until golden (the original