Witches Brew Soup

Your little goblins not eating their veggies?  Well feed them some Witches Brew soup.  Fun way to get those goblins to eat some broccoli and spinach.  The spider web looks cute too.

Witches Brew Soup

For the soup:

1-1/2 tablespoons olive oil, divided

1 large onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

2-1/2 pounds broccoli, cut into 1-inch broccoli florets

5 cups vegetable broth

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 pound baby spinach leaves

1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

freshly grated smoked mozzarella, for serving

For the spiderweb:

plain greek yogurt

milk

squeeze bottle

toothpick

To make the soup - set a large stockpot over medium heat. Add in 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. When hot, add onion. Cook for about 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds, until fragrant.

Add broccoli florets and the remaining 1/2 tablespoon of the olive oil. Cook for about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until bright green. Add in the broth, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper.

Partially cover the pot with the lid and then bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for about 6 to 8 minutes, until the broccoli is tender. Add the spinach leaves to the pot (you may need to do this in two batches). Continue to cook until wilted, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.

Very carefully, in batches puree the soup in a blender until smooth. Return the soup to the pot.

Taste and add additional salt/pepper if needed.

Ladle the soup into bowls. Make spiderweb. Sprinkle with some chopped walnuts and cheese as desired.

To make a spiderweb - add a few tablespoons of greek yogurt to a small bowl. Add in a tablespoon or so of milk. Mix together until completely smooth. Mixture should be liquid enough to squeeze out of the bottle, but not too runny.

Transfer the mixture to a squeeze bottle. Make three circles (one inside the other) on the top of the soup. Drag a toothpick through the circles, starting from the center and moving outward, to make a spiderweb.