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Thai Broccoli Soup with Coconut Milk – bursting with authentic Thai flavors. Make from scratch in 40 mins! Vegan & Gluten Free adaptable! Love Broccoli? See our  20+ Fresh, Yummy Broccoli Recipes!

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This vibrant, flavorful Thai Broccoli Soup wakes up the taste buds! Made with fresh lemongrass, ginger, chilies, shallots and lime – it has a delicious brightness we all could use in winter, taking us away to warm and far-off places.

It’s kept vegan with coconut milk rather than heavy cream or dairy. For a nice contrast in texture to the creamy soup try adding crispy shallotsPeanut Chili Crunch or toasted coconut right before serving.

It’s vegan adaptable (sans the fish sauce) and gluten-free. A warm bowl of sunny goodness on a cold winters day….just what the doctor ordered!

A simple delicious recipe for Thai Broccoli Soup with Coconut - bursting with authentic Thai flavors. Make from scratch in 40 mins! Vegan & Gluten Free. | www.feastingathome.com

Fresh simple ingredients make up the base of this soup.

Thai Broccoli Soup Ingredients: 

The best part, it’s pretty simple to make! Just simmer and blend!

A simple delicious recipe for Thai Broccoli Soup with Coconut Milk - bursting with authentic Thai flavors. Make from scratch in 40 mins! Vegan & Gluten Free. | www.feastingathome.com

Finish the soup with lime zest, crispy shallots, or toasted coconut and of course fresh herbs. Chili flakes or threads are pretty here too.

A simple delicious recipe for Thai Broccoli Soup with Coconut Milk - bursting with authentic Thai flavors. Make from scratch in 40 mins! Vegan & Gluten Free. | www.feastingathome.com

A little catering tip: 

In the recipe, I share how to get this soup really vibrant and green, by adding fresh spinach!

 

A simple delicious recipe for Thai Broccoli Soup with Coconut Milk- bursting with authentic Thai flavors. Make from scratch in 40 mins! Vegan & Gluten Free. | www.feastingathome.com

Ths color of this soup makes me happy.

A simple delicious recipe for Thai Broccoli Soup with Coconut Milk- bursting with authentic Thai flavors. Make from scratch in 40 mins! Vegan & Gluten Free. | www.feastingathome.com

I hope you enjoy this Thai Brocolli Soup. I’ve recently updated it, to make it a little more simple. Let me know what you think!

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A simple delicious recipe for Thai Broccoli Soup with Coconut - bursting with authentic Thai flavors. Make from scratch in 40 mins! Vegan & Gluten Free. | www.feastingathome.com

Thai Broccoli Soup with Coconut

  • Author: Sylvia Fountaine | Feasting at Home Blog
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 25 mins
  • Total Time: 40 mins
  • Yield: 8 cups 1x
  • Category: Soup, vegan, gluten free, vegetarian soup
  • Method: stovetop
  • Cuisine: Thai

Description

A simple delicious recipe for Thai Broccoli Soup with Coconut Milk– bursting with authentic Thai flavors. Make from scratch in 40 mins! Vegan & Gluten-Free. | Updated 11/2019


Ingredients

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  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 fat shallots, chopped
  • 45 garlic cloves, rough chopped
  • 2 teaspoons chopped ginger
  • 1 medium-sized jalapeño pepper sliced ( 1/2 jalapeno for mild heat) seeds ok
  • 1/4 cup chopped lemongrass
  • 4 cups veggie or chicken broth or stock
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 kefir lime leaves (optional)
  • 1 pound broccoli, chopped small ( slice tough or large stems small, to cook faster)
  • 1 1/2 cups potato or sweet potato ( optional) diced, see notes.
  • ——
  • 1/2 -1 13-ounce can coconut milk (liquid and solids) saving a couple of tablespoons for garnish
  • 1 teaspoon sugar, or alternative
  • a handful of spinach (optional, to enhance color)
  • 1/2 cup cilantro -tender stems OK (divided)
  • 23 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Optional: 1-2 teaspoons fish sauce (optional or  vegan fish sauce, or add a little more salt to taste)

Garnishes-  crispy shallots, toasted coconut, Peanut Chili Crunch,  roasted peanuts, lime zest, mint, cilantro, chili threads, coconut milk, croutons, lime wedges

For a thicker soup, feel free to add 1- 1 1/2 cups of diced potato ( or sweet potato)- totally optional.


Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a medium, heavy-bottom pot or dutch oven over medium heat.
  2. Add the shallots, saute 3 minutes. Add the garlic,  ginger, and jalapeno. Saute 3 more minutes until the shallot is tender. Add lemongrass, saute 1-2 more minutes.
  3. Add the veggie or chicken stock or broth, kefir lime leaves, salt and broccoli and bring to boil – it’s OK if the broccoli isn’t all submerged, it will still steam. SEE NOTES for potato.
  4. Bring this to a boil, cover, lower heat and gently simmer 10-12 minutes, or until broccoli is fork-tender.
  5. Once tender, turn the heat off, uncover.  At this point, you could add a handful of optional spinach to give the soup a more vibrant green color. Add 1/4 cup cilantro (save the rest for garnish) and blend until very smooth using a submersion blender. Or cool and blend in batches using a regular blender (keeping in mind, blending a blender full of hot soup will explode!  So either fill the blender only halfway full & place a kitchen towel on top of the lid and firmly hold the lid down while blending- or wait until it has cooled! 
  6. Place the smooth blended soup back in the pot, over low heat.
  7. Stir in the coconut milk (solids and liquid) – you can start with half a can and add more to taste. Add sugar and stir until warmed through. Do not boil or you will lose the lovely color! 
  8. Add lime juice, and optional fish sauce to taste, or add salt. Find the balance.
  9. Divide among bowls, garnish with any of the options above.

Notes

  1. For a thicker soup add 1- 1  1/2 cups diced sweet potato or potato ( simmer with broccoli). If adding the potato, you can cut back on the coconut milk if you like, to lighten things up. 
  2. Crispy Shallots, Kefir lime leaves and Chili threads can all be found at Asian markets– and no, these are not essential, but add a nice touch. 🙂

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 portion
  • Calories: 437
  • Sugar: 14.3 g
  • Sodium: 394 mg
  • Fat: 34.5 g
  • Saturated Fat: 15.9 g
  • Trans Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 27.8 g
  • Fiber: 7.9 g
  • Protein: 9.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg

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  1. The coconut milk and lime juice are the keys to bringing out the beautiful flavor of this recipe. I used a bit of green curry paste in place of the lemongrass, and served topped with fried tofu squares. So good!

  2. Most amazing soup, though I added kale and broccoli an left over chicken, no spinach.

    Also, can each of coconut cream an coconut milk. No coconut.

    Comfort food!

  3. I had an idea for this soup and google led me to Feasting at Home. So good and the spinach for green was a brilliant tip. Now I’m a subscriber to the newsletter for dinner idea inspo 🙂

  4. This was sooo good! I also make the broccoli poblano soup and so this was a nice variation. Love all the goodness and flavor.

  5. I loved this – so creative! I couldn’t find the jalapeño I bought, so I added some Thai chili paste I had in the fridge. Will make again!

  6. Really love this blog! Having been making some great recipes from it lately and this was no exception! Not the prettiest soup, but it had delicious flavor. I used broccolini instead of broccoli. To save some time, I took a shortcut by using green curry paste instead of the lemongrass, jalapeño, lime leaves and cilantro. I plan to have for lunches with garlic naan bread! Very happy with how it turned out!

  7. I made this today and really enjoyed it. Used two lemongrass stalks and about eight calamansi (lime substitute where I am).

  8. Oh Em G!!! How have I lived 48 years without this in my life? I have been on a vegetarian kick lately—just craving vegetables. Found this recipe while searching for vegetarian soups and it’s just perfect!! Thanks so much.

  9. This soup sounds excellent. I will try it out. However, do we not remove the kafir lime leaves and lemongrass before blending?

  10. Well, you’ve done it again. This was delicious! My only issue was that fresh lemongrass was not available so I bought dried – and the recommended substitution amount I found was on the high side. (I used a full teaspoon and a scant one – or less – would be better.)

    Thank you again for a beautiful recipe.

Hi, I'm Sylvia!

Chef and author of the whole-foods recipe blog, Feasting at Home, Sylvia Fountaine is a former restaurant owner and caterer turned full-time food blogger. She currently lives in the Pacific Northwest and shares seasonal, healthy recipes along with tips and tricks from her home kitchen.

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