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Courgette & Potato Soup Recipe (Turkish - Patatesli Kabak Çorbası)

This Turkish courgette soup substitutes cream for potato and is made more filling for winter with the addition of vermicelli pasta or erişte; a Turkish style egg noodle.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 140 kcal
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Turkish

Ingredients

  • 3 medium courgettes (sliced down the middle & cut into half moons)
  • 1 large potato (scrubbed & cut into small chunks)
  • 1 large onion (peeled & roughly chopped)
  • 1 handful vermicelli (or şehriye or erişte)
  • 1½ litre chicken stock (or vegetable stock)
  • 1 pinch dried mint
  • 1 pinch chilli flakes
  • salt & pepper (for seasoning)
  • 1 wedge lemon (to serve)

Instructions

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  1. Gently heat a glug of olive oil in a large sauce pan and add your onion.
  2. Sauté your onion until it starts to sweat and turn translucent.
  3. Now add your courgettes and stir around for a couple of minutes.
  4. Add your potato and continue to stir your ingredients around so they don't stick to the pan.
  5. Now add your chicken or vegetable stock.
  6. Turn up the heat and bring to the boil.
  7. Add your mint, chilli flakes and salt & pepper.
  8. Reduce the heat, cover with a lid and leave to simmer for around 30 minutes.
  9. After 30 minutes, remove from the heat and mash your soup.
  10. Now add your vermicelli, erişte or şehriye and return to the heat.
  11. Continue to simmer for around 10 minutes until your pasta or noodles soften.
  12. Serve your soup with a wedge of lemon and season with additional mint and chilli flakes, if you wish.

Notes

  • As with all our recipes, the calories in our courgette soup recipe are approximate.
  • If you want to make this recipe even more traditionally Turkish, you can substitute the olive oil for a knob of butter.
  • We leave our potato unpeeled for more nutrients but you can peel your potato if you wish.
  • We also mash out courgette soup rather than blending. If you like a completely smooth soup, you can blend yours.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Calories 140kcal (7%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 140

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 140kcal 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.