EASY Slow Cooked Broccoli Soup

I think this recipe originally came from Alice Waters...I received it verbally from a chef at pastry school (Chef Ken...I wonder where he is now?)...

This doesn't look like much, but it's great on a cool night...It is ridiculously EASY!!!

Another run to TJ's and I picked up 2 - 12 oz. bags of broccoli, 2 - boxes of organic low sodium chicken broth, a head of garlic (I'll use 3 cloves), lemons, bread (ciabatta or baguette), cheese, hummus.

Remove broccoli from the bags and place in a pot - I use my 9 qt. Le Creuset - along with both boxes of chicken broth, 3 cloves of garlic sliced thin(ish), and the juice of 1 lemon...Add in a pinch of red chili pepper flakes. Bring to a boil, cover then turn down the heat and let simmer - I let it go at least an hour and keep it on low until I'm ready to serve.

Serve with shaved parmigiano reggiano, bread, cheeses and TJ's hummus.