Creamy Zucchini Soup - Soups
Title: Creamy Zucchini Soup
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Level: Easy
Serving: 6
For children and adults there is nothing more comforting than a home-made soup, the creamy zucchini soup is a delicate and healthy soup for the whole family. Zucchini, a small summer squash, is botanically a fruit. However, In a culinary context, it is considered to be a vegetable; which means it is usually cooked and presented as a savory dish or accompaniment.
Ingredients:
25g butter
1 onion, peeled and chopped
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
1 stick celery, chopped
1 large potato, peeled and diced
6 small zucchinis, sliced
1.5 litres chicken stock
2 tbsp creme
salt and pepper
Directions:
In a large pot, melt the butter and cook the onion until soft and translucent.
Add the carrot, celery, potato and zucchini and continue to cook for several minutes, stirring with a spoon.
Cover with the stock, bring to the boil and simmer over a low heat for about 1/2 hour or until all the ingredients are soft.
Place all ingredients in a food processor and mix well.
After that using a sieve, force the vegetables through with a wooden spoon but don’t return any remaining fibre in the sieve to the pot.
Bring back to a simmer and season with salt and pepper, adding the cream before serving.
Personal Suggestion: Serve this creamy soup as an appetizer for dinner, can be accompanied with French bread or croutons.
July 12th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
I made it yesterday it was delicious.