| Courgette and Cheese Soup Recipe |
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An easy soup to make which is very unusual and tasty. |
KEY POINTS
| Preparation Time: | 5 mins | Cooking Time: | 37 mins |
| How Difficult | Easy | Freeze? | Yes (see note) |
| Servings |
4 portions |
NOTES FOR THE COOK
| First, the choice of cheese. This recipe uses soft cheese
because it is cheap. You could use any soft cheese though, brie
and stilton taste good. But in the end they didn't improve the
taste to our mind. This soup can be frozen but only before the cheese is added. You would need to add the cheese after the soup has been re-heated. |
INGREDIENTS
| Ingredients | Metric | Imperial |
| Courgettes | 1kg | 2.2lb |
| Potatoes | 250g | 9oz |
| Soft cheese | 150g | 5oz |
| Medium onion | 1 | |
| Garlic cloves | 3 | |
| Bunch of fresh chives | 1 | |
| Bunch of parsley | 1 | |
| Olive oil | 3 tablespoons | |
| Vegetable stock | 850ml | 1½ pints |
| Salt and Pepper | To taste | |
COOKING EQUIPMENT
1 large pan
PREPARATION
Wash the courgettes, slice off the top and bottom tips then cut the
courgettes into slices, roughly 1 cm (½in thick).
Peel the potatoes then cut them into small cubes (roughly 1cm / ½in).
Peel the onion the slice it.
Peel and finely chop or crush the garlic.
Finely chop the chives and parsley.
Cooking Method
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Heat the oil on a low heat and add the onions. Cook
for five minutes stirring frequently. Add the cubed potatoes and
cook for a further 15 minutes. Stir the mix frequently because the
potatoes can stick to the bottom of the pan. Add the courgettes and garlic and cook for another seven minutes. Again, stir frequently to stop the ingredients sticking. |
| Add the stock, salt and pepper to the pan and then
bring it to the boil. Turn the heat down so the soup just simmers
and cook for a further 12 minutes. Liquidise the soup in a blender. Return the soup to the pan on a low heat. Add the chives, parsley and soft cheese. Stir continuously until the cheese is blended in. |
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Taste the soup and add more salt and pepper if needed. Serve the soup with a crusty roll.
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