Paula's Zucchini Soup (Inspired by Digby Law)

One of my favourite cookbooks that I have was passed down to me from my Grandma, I love it because it has her handwriting in it....and the recipes are fabulous.  This is a popular cookbook in New Zealand:  Digby Law's Soup Cookbook.    This recipe is inspired by the courgette recipe in the book.

Paula's Zucchini Soup (Inspired by Digby Law)

Servings

4

Recipe courtesy of Paula Mohammed and In My Kitchen

Ingredients

  • 50g butter
  • 1 med onion chopped
  • 700g zucchini
  • 2 ½ C chicken stock
  • ¼ C cream
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • Fresh basil (torn to small bits) about 2 tsp
  • 1 tsp Salt, Pepper to taste

Directions

  1. In a saucepan melt the butter, chop the onion finely and sauté onion in butter on med-low heat until golden brown (not browned)

  2. Slice the zucchini and to pot with chicken stock and simmer until soft about 20 minutes (lid on)

  3. When zucchini are tender, put contents of pot in blender to blend to smooth and add back to pot, add nutmeg and salt and pepper and stir. Add cream and fresh basil heat but don’t bring to boil. Ready to serve.