Immunity-boosting Green Goddess Soup

This Green Goddess Soup defies all expectations of what green soups typically are. It doesn’t taste like pureed grass for one. It’s actually delicious. And it’s being shared by me, a self confessed Cheese-Lovin’-Carb-Monster (who ever thought THAT would happen!) Packed with immunity-boosting vegetables, this verdant soup is just what you need to fight off winter blues.

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion , diced
• 1 leek (white part only) or another onion , diced
• 1 medium fennel , chopped
• 2 celery stems , roughly chopped
• 5 garlic cloves , roughly minced
• 3/4 tsp all spice powder (sub mixed spice)
• 3/4 tsp cumin powder (sub coriander)
• 1 medium potato (any type), peeled, 1.5 cm cubes
• 1 head broccoli , florets (peel and chop stalk too)
• 2 1/2 tsp cooking / kosher salt
• 3/4 tsp black pepper
• 1.75 litres / quarts water
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 5 cups (tightly packed) kale leaves , roughly chopped (1 small bunch)
• 5 cups (tightly packed) baby spinach
• 3/4 cup thickened cream

• 2 tbsp sunflower seeds, toasted (or croutons or other toasted nuts)
• Cream and/or olive oil for drizzling