Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1              whole  broccoli -- (head)
  3        tablespoons  butter
  1              small  onion -- chopped
  4        tablespoons  flour
  5               cups  chicken stock -- heated
     1/2      teaspoon  basil
  1         tablespoon  fresh parsley -- chopped
  1             medium  lemon -- juiced
                        salt and pepper -- to taste

Preparation:

Place broccoli in large bowl and cover with cold water. Add juice of 1 lemon and let stand 1 hour. Drain a chop broccoli. Heat butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook 3 minutes, partly covered. Add chopped broccoli and season well. Partly cover and continue cooking 7 minutes. Stir during cooking process. Mix in flour until well incorporated. Cook 3 minutes, uncovered over medium heat. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Cook soup, partly covered, 30 minutes over low heat. Use food mill or blender to puree soup. Correct seasoning and serve

Nutritional Information:

189 Calories (kcal); 10g Total Fat; (45% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 19g Carbohydrate; 23mg Cholesterol; 2815mg Sodium