Brad's panini w/ cream of broccoli & turnip green soup. Onions, celery, and broccoli cooked in chicken broth are pureed with milk in this quick scratch-made cream of broccoli soup. This was a great base to start w/but I tweaked it a bit b/c I'm vegetarian and wanted a Broccoli Cheese Soup. This will be my permanent recipe b/c it was perfect.

Top one side chopped roasted broccoli, followed by a layer of cheddar cheese, and then turkey. Cut stalks about the size or you thumb. Heat butter in saucepan, add cream, lemon juice, salt and pepper, stirring with a wire whisk constantly, until slightly thickened. You can have Brad's panini w/ cream of broccoli & turnip green soup using 24 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Brad's panini w/ cream of broccoli & turnip green soup

You need of For the soup.
You need 2 tbs of butter.
Prepare 1 of large shallot, sliced.
It's 3 cloves of minced garlic.
You need 4 of large broccoli crowns with a few inches of stem on each one.
You need 3 qts of chicken broth.
You need 2 tbs of apple cider vinegar.
It's 1/2 lb of chopped turnip greens.
It's 3 sprigs of fresh tarragon.
Prepare 1 qt of whipping cream, not heavy cream.
Prepare 2 cups of grated smoked cheddar cheese.
Prepare of Cornstarch slurry...,optional.
Prepare of French fried onions for garnish.
You need of For the panini.
It's 9 of grain whole wheat bread.
You need of Softened butter.
It's of Sliced smoked Swiss cheese.
You need of Sliced smoked Muenster cheese.
It's of Beechwood smoked ham, deli sliced.
It's of Jerk spiced turkey, deli sliced.
You need of Thin sliced sweet onion.
Prepare of Thin sliced tomato.
It's of Thin sliced avocado.
It's of Mayonnaise and spicy brown mustard.

I love making creamed soups, especially in the Fall when the weather starts getting cold. A few other favorites of mine are Cream of Chicken and Mushroom Soup, Dad's Creamy Cauliflower Soup and Cream of Asparagus Leek Soup with Creme Fraiche. Broccoli Rabe & Provolone Panini Lemon Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Roasted Broccoli Steaks with Tomato Butter and Tapenade Broccoli Cheddar Panini. Heat the panini press to medium-high heat.

Brad's panini w/ cream of broccoli & turnip green soup instructions

Start with the soup. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium heat. When heated add butter and shallots. Sauté until shallots start to caramelize. Add garlic and sauté 2 more minutes..
Separate the broccoli stalks from the broccoli florets. Slice broccoli stalks thinly. Set aside..
When shallots are done, add broth and vinegar. Bring to a boil. Add broccoli stalks and cook until they tenderize..
Then add broccoli florets, turnip greens, and tarragon. Simmer until everything tenderizes..
Use an immersion blender to blend everything in the pot until it is smooth. Add half and half. Bring back to a simmer. Stir often. add salt and pepper to taste. If you are good with the consistency, move to next step. If you feel it needs to be a little thicker, mix cold water and corn starch at a 1:1 ratio. Slowly add to simmering soup until you get desired consistency..
Add cheddar to soup and stir until melted..
I used a George foreman grill to cook the paninis, but in a pan works too..
Butter the outsides of the slices of bread. On the insides, spread mayo and mustard. Next layer your desired ingredients on your sandwiches. Use a little cheese in between each layer to kind of act like glue..
Grill or fry until golden brown on both sides and cheese is melted. Slice sandwiches in half..
Add soup to a bowl. Garnish with fried onions. Serve sandwiches on a plate. Enjoy..

For each sandwich: Spread butter on two slices of bread to flavor the outside of the sandwich. Cream of Broccoli Soup with Cheese Broccoli Rice & Cheese Casserole. Remove and discard tough lower stalk of each broccoli. Once the vegetables are fully cooked and mushy, place mixture in a blender and blend till smooth and creamy. Stir in broccoli and return to a simmer.