Broccoli and Blue Cheese Soup - All Kitchen Colours

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp rapeseed oil (or any suitable oil for frying )
• 1 medium onion (finely chopped)
• 3 - 4 cloves garlic (thinly sliced)
• 1 slice of fresh ginger (optional) (around 5 mm thick; finely chopped)
• 1 medium broccoli (approx 450 - 550g separated into small florets and the stem chopped into a cubes)
• 1 l vegetable or chicken stock
• 220 g blue cheese (Stilton, Roquefort, Gorgonzola, Danish Blue) (crumbled into small chunks; keep some cheese aside for serving)
• 200 ml milk (optional) (some might prefer to mellow the soup a bit)