My Favorite Alkaline Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner Soup

Cream of Broccoli Soup
By Ashley Lisonbee

Serves 4-6

2 T olive oil
1 onion, diced
2 cus broccoli
1 T grapeseed oil
4.5 cus veggie broth
2/3 cu coconut cream (optional)
1/16 tsp paprika plus dash for garnish
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 tsp Herbes de Provence (Spice Hunter)
1.5 cus avocado, diced

Chop onion. Peel and chop broccoli stalks into small pieces. In a soup pot, heat oil to medium low, gently saute onion and broccoli for 5 mins. Add veggie broth and broccoli florets and let simmer on low for 15 mins. Remove from heat, letting soup cool. In blender, puree half of soup mixture. Pour back into soup pot and mix. Gently stir in coconut cream until mixed thoroughly. Add spices and diced avocado. Serve warm, garnishing with a dash of paprika.