Broccoli and Apple soup

Soup is good for people with diabetes and high cholesterol. I  try to incorporate vegetable soups in my diet most of the time because it lowers cholesterol.Since I did not go to the farmers market this week I decided to use frozen broccoli to make this soup.Apples is very much in this season so I used apples instead of potatoes, onions,garlic and stock to make this healthy  and easy soup.



Ingredients
1 1/2 cups broccoli defrosted
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon grated ginger
1 cup peeled cored and cubed apples
1 1/2 cup vegetable stock
2 green chillies
1/2 teaspoon chill flakes
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2  of an onion chopped
salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon lemon juice or to taste

Method
1.Heat oil in a pot,add  in onions chillies cook it for a couple of minutes.
2.Add in garlic and broccoli stalks,ginger ,stock  and salt.Stir,cover and bring it to a boil and then simmer for about 3 minutes or until stalks is tender.
3.Add in broccoli florets and apples with chilli flakes .Cook for 5 minutes .
4.Let it cool and then blend it in the blender in batches until smooth.If you need you can add more stock.
5.Place it back in the pot and bring it to a boil  ,add in nutmeg,check for salt and then add lemon juice.
6.Enjoy

If you like more creamy soup then use 1/2 cup cream instead of stock.