Creamy Zucchini Garlic Soup Food

CREAMY ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Add garlic and onions, and cook for 3 - 4 minutes until they are light golden brown.
• Add zucchinis, broth and water. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to medium. Optional: Scoop brown foam (scum) off surface every now and then.
• Cook for 15 - 20 minutes or until zucchini is very soft.
• Use a stick blender to whizz until smooth. (Note 1 for blender)
• Stir through cream and milk. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Ladle into bowls, swirl over a touch of cream if desired, a pinch of shredded parmesan, and more pepper. Serve hot or at room temperature.

CREAMY ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually stir in the milk, water, bouillon, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Add zucchini. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until zucchini is tender. Stir in cheese until melted.

CREAM OF ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• Saute onion in butter in a large saucepan until tender. Add the zucchini and broth; stir well. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until the zucchini is tender.
• Use an immersion blender to puree the zucchini/onion mix, or place in a blender.
• Return the pureed mixture to the saucepan. Stir in half and half and seasonings. Cook zucchini mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thoroughly heated. Ladle soup into individual soup bowls. Sprinkle evenly with shredded Cheddar cheese.

EASY CREAMY ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• In a pot set over medium heat, melt the butter.
• Add the onion and garlic and sauté for 5 minutes until soft and translucent.
• Add the zucchini and basil then season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring regularly, until the zucchini starts to soften.
• Pour in the stock and season with salt and pepper. Allow to simmer for another 10 minutes until the zucchini is soft.
• Transfer to a blender and add the baby spinach.
• Blend until the soup is completely smooth. Pour back into the pot then stir in the cream.
• Simmer for another 5-10 minutes then season with salt and pepper.
• Serve the soup in bowls with a swirl of cream and a spoonful of freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

NICOLE'S CREAMY ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil and butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring frequently, until softened, 6 to 8 minutes. Add zucchini, potato, salt, and pepper; cook, stirring often, until softened, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in stock and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 15 minutes.
• Fill blender halfway with soup. Cover and hold lid down with a potholder; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Pour into another large saucepan. Repeat with remaining soup.
• Stir in cream and bring soup to a low simmer to heat through. Ladle into bowls and garnish with dill.

QUICK CREAMY ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• Stir zucchini, water, salt, and basil together in a pot; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until zucchini is tender, about 15 minutes.
• Pour zucchini mixture into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend until smooth. Puree in batches.
• Whisk warm milk, flour, and salt together in a bowl until smooth.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in melted butter until translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Pour pureed zucchini and milk mixture into the skillet; bring to a boil while stirring continually. Season with pepper.

QUICK CREAM OF ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute zucchini, onion and carrot in butter until crisp-tender. Add the broth, tarragon, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Cool slightly., Transfer to a blender. Cover and process until pureed; return to pan. Add milk; heat through. Garnish with paprika and zucchini if desired.

CREAMY CURRIED ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup kettle, (or Dutch oven) over medium heat, add the vegetable oil.
• After the oil has heated up a bit, add the onions, and cook them for 4 minutes; stirring often.
• Then add the zucchini, and cook for 5 minutes more; stirring the vegetables often.
• Pour in the chicken broth, and add the curry powder, and bring to a boil over medium heat.
• After the broth comes to a boil, cover the soup kettle, then reduce heat to low, and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Turn off heat, and in small batches, add broth and zucchini to a blender, and blend on high for a few seconds.
• Add the pureed soup to another kettle, and keep soup warm in kettle, over low heat.
• Finish pureeing broth and zucchini in small batches in blender.
• Once done pureeing soup, and adding all to the other soup kettle, then stir in the heavy cream, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
• Simmer soup over low heat, til it's heated through, but do not let it come to a boil.