I have a few favourite recipes but thought I would choose something that people may not have tried before. I must admit that this recipe comes from my friend Julia; she invited me for lunch one day and when she told me what we were having I was a bit dubious but pleasantly surprised! This recipe is for
Courgette Soup
aka Zucchini Soup
(for those on the other side of the Atlantic!)
Now bear with me as I know it doesn't sound very exotic and maybe a bit underwhelming but please give me the benefit of the doubt - it's easy to make, doesn't cost much, cooks quickly and tastes delicious. Are you ready?
What do you need?
2 medium sized courgettes
2 small onion or 1 large one
1 clove garlic
1 small potato
about 1/2 litre of either chicken or vegetable stock
Salt and black pepper
Cheese - grated
How do you make it?
It is pure comfort food and while you'd think courgette soup would be a bit bland, the skins of the courgettes give it a lovely peppery taste. And as the cheese melts into it - oh yum! I like to eat mine with a hunk of sourdough bread or a crusty roll.
Please do follow the links to learn some new soups - rumour has it that the cold weather is returning this weekend so I think the timing of this blog hop has been perfect!
What do you need?
2 medium sized courgettes
2 small onion or 1 large one
1 clove garlic
1 small potato
about 1/2 litre of either chicken or vegetable stock
Salt and black pepper
Cheese - grated
How do you make it?
- Chop onion and slice courgette, make stock with boiling water
- Fry onion until soft and translucent
- Add courgette and crushed garlic
- Peel and chop potato into small cubes
- Add to pan along with stock
- Simmer for about 20 mins. Have a coffee, read a chapter of a book, browse the internet while you are waiting.
- Blitz the mixture until it is smooth, if you think it needs a bit more liquid add some boiling water until it is the consistency you like.
- Season generously with salt and black pepper.
- Pour into bowl, with a large handful of grated cheese on top (I use Cheddar or Gruyere)
It is pure comfort food and while you'd think courgette soup would be a bit bland, the skins of the courgettes give it a lovely peppery taste. And as the cheese melts into it - oh yum! I like to eat mine with a hunk of sourdough bread or a crusty roll.
Please do follow the links to learn some new soups - rumour has it that the cold weather is returning this weekend so I think the timing of this blog hop has been perfect!
Amber I Am - Amber
A Camera and a Cookbook - Lysha
Deb's World - Deb
Family.Love.Inspiration - Dani
Is This Mutton? - Gail
Penny's Passion - Penny
Wife Mommy Me - Stephanie
5 comments:
I learned something new today -- I didn't know what a courgette was! This soup sounds great!
That sounds delicious! I made a zucchini soup once and was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. I think the addition of cheese would make it even better!
Love reading/hearing the different words you use for things. Like courgette, and blitz. Your language, your words are so colorful and make reading your posts even more delightful.
This looks delicious. I love squash, zucchini, pumpkin...all of them. Enjoyed pumpkin and squash soup last fall in Germany. My PC would be stirring around to find a morsel or two of meat, though. What would you suggest? Sausage? Ground beef? Chicken? Which would work best with this recipe to pacify my carnivore?
Love that you mentioned reading a chapter of a book while the soup simmers. Atta girl!
Thank you for the mention and for joining me on this adventure. And look at you adding the InLinkZ code! A+! You did great.
Book recommendations & recipes exchanges, two of my favourite kinds of posts. We also called zucchini courgettes - rather interchangeable in these parts (col).
That sounds so yummy, I'm bookmarking this post ...
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