Italian-style courgette soup
This is the best courgette soup recipe when you've got a glut, A creamy soup that's full of contrasting textures and flavours.
Ingredients
- Olive Oil15 ml
- Chicken stock750 ml
- Single cream100 ml
Instructions
6 steps- 1
Heat the oil in a heavy-based pan over a medium heat.
- 2
Cook the garlic, basil, salt and courgette slowly for 10 minutes, or until the courgettes are lightly browned and softened.
- 3
Add white pepper, to taste, then pour in the stock and simmer for 8 minutes, uncovered. Remove from the heat.
- 4
Put three-quarters of the soup mixture into a food processor and blend until smooth.
- 5
Return the mixture to the pan and stir in the cream, parsley and parmesan.
- 6
To serve, ladle the soup into a bowl and season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Sprinkle over more parmesan, to taste. Serve with crusty bread and a green salad.
Nutrition
1 serving ≈ 300 g
Nutrition values are estimates. - means data is unavailable.
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