Creamy Courgette Soup (Zucchini Soup)
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4.9
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Creamy Courgette Soup (Zucchini Soup)
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If you are looking for a light and filling soup that is low in calories, then this Creamy Courgette (Zucchini) Soup is for you.
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Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 5 courgettes (zucchini) diced
- 750 ml vegetable stock
- 2 garlic clove crushed
- 5 g fresh chives finely chopped
- 1 onion small; diced
- 1 pinch sea salt and ground black pepper
- 4 tablespoon Reduced fat creme fraiche
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Instructions
- Heat 1 teaspoon Vegetable oil in a large soup pan and then add 1 Onion, 2 Garlic clove and 5 Courgettes (zucchini). Gently cook for 5 minutes, stirring every so often.
- Add 750 ml Vegetable stock 5 g Fresh chives and 1 pinch Sea salt and ground black pepper to the pan and gently simmer for 15 minutes.
- Blend the soup until smooth and stir in 4 tablespoon Reduced fat creme fraiche.
- Serve in bowls with a dollop of creme fraiche and chives for serving (optional).
Notes
- If the soup is too thin and watery, you can thicken it with a flour slurry. Mix equal parts plain flour and water (say 2 tablespoons of each) in a cup and then mix that in to the soup until you get desired thickness.
- Chives work well with this courgette soup as they have a nice onion flavour, but you could use basil, mint or parsley instead.
- Add a little extra vibrant green colour and a nutrient boost by cooking some peas with it and blending them up too.
- You could use plain yoghurt or cream instead in this zucchini soup if you don't have any creme fraiche.
- Make this vegan by leaving out the creme fraiche.
- Use shallots instead of onion for a sweeter flavour.
- If you want to give this soup a flavour boost, then roast the courgettes before adding to the pan.
- We have used vegetarian stock to keep this soup vegetarian, however you could swap it for a really good quality chicken stock to give it a richer flavour.
- If you are making this for your children, then use a low salt stock and don't season the whole soup, just do individual bowls if wanted.
- If you are using a jug blender to blend this soup, then wait until it has cooled first as you could crack the jug if it is too hot.
- Crumble some feta on top with a little indulgent twist.
- If you want to bulk out the soup, then some cooked rice or orzo pasta works well.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1bowl
Calories
75kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
0.4g
(2%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.3g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Sodium
766mg
(32%)
Potassium
689mg
(20%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
942IU
(19%)
Vitamin C
47mg
(52%)
Calcium
49mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 75 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1bowl | |
| Calories | 75kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Sodium | 766mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 689mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 942IU | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 47mg | 52% |
| Calcium | 49mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.9
192 reviews
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