Lenten Broccoli Soup

The worst thing you can do with broccoli is overcook it. Then the pretty green soup, as if bewitched, will instantly turn into a brown, tasteless mass. In other respects, this soup is a symbol of culinary simplicity. It is light and picturesque. And if you want to make it more filling, sprinkle it with almond petals after pouring it into bowls or add any seafood cocktail.