Zucchini Roquefort Soup Food

ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or stockpot, cook zucchini, carrots, onions in chicken broth about 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Transfer to a blender or food processor in small batches; blend well.
• Add cream cheese a little at a time and continue blending until cream cheese is melted.
• Adjust seasonings to taste and serve hot or cold. Garnish with shredded zucchini and caramelized onions.

ZUCCHINI AND BASIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the potatoes, thyme, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and cook, stirring, until the potatoes are well coated, 2 to 3 minutes more. Pour in the broth and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the zucchini, bring back to a simmer and cook until tender, about 10 minutes, adjusting the heat as needed to maintain a simmer. Remove from the heat, discard the thyme and let cool at least 5 minutes. Stir the basil into the soup and carefully puree until smooth with a handheld immersion blender or in 2 to 3 batches in a blender (do not fill the blender more than halfway full).
• Reheat the soup if necessary, adjusting the consistency and seasoning with additional water, salt and pepper.
• Serve hot and garnish with a sprinkle of almonds, basil leaves and a drizzle of oil.

GARDEN VEGGIE ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• Combine chicken stock, potatoes, zucchini, onions, carrots, dill, basil, garlic, thyme, and rosemary in a large pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook soup at a simmer until the vegetables are completely tender, about 40 minutes.
• Leaving pot on stove, switch heating element to off. Add Cheddar cheese to soup; stir until the cheese is melted. Season soup with salt and pepper.

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.

SMOOTH ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• Wash and dice zucchini. Peel onions, garlic cloves, carrot and potato. Slice onion and garlic cloves, dice potato and grate carrot.
• In a soup pot heat a spoon of olive oil, then add onions and stir-fry until translucent. Add garlic, carrots and potatoes and stir-fry for about a minute, then pour in about half of the vegetable stock, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and let it simmer for about 10-15 minutes, or until the potatoes are almost cooked.
• Then, add in diced zucchini, the remaining stock, season to taste with salt and pepper and let it cook another 5 minutes, so the zucchini get tender, but not overcooked.
• Remove from heat and blend into a smooth soup with a stick blender. Then add in chopped fresh herbs, pour into bowls and add a teaspoon of sour cream into each bowl. Serve hot.

ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• Dice zucchini into ½ " pieces, do not peel.
• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until tender, about 3 minutes. Add zucchini and cook until tender, about 5 minutes more.
• Stir in broth, salt & pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and cover. Cook 10-15 minutes or until the zucchini is very soft.
• Puree soup using a hand blender or immersion blender*. Stir in the cream and simmer 1 minute more.
• Taste and season with salt and pepper. Garnish with sour cream and fresh dill.

EASY ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• Wash all zucchini and dice 2 lbs into big chunks and grate 1/4 lbs with a cheese grater. Set aside.
• Preheat a large pan over medium-low heat and once hot add a little bit of olive oil and then stir-fry the sliced almonds in the olive oil until golden brown. Don't stop stirring or you riks the almonds burning.
• Remove the browned sliced almonds from the pan and set aside.
• Add grated zucchini to the same pan and crush garlic cloves into pan as well and then stir fry grated zucchini and crushed garlic until all water evaporates and the zucchini is bright green. Remove the pan from the stove and set aside.
• Add diced zucchini and broth or stock to a large pot and season generously with sea salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and once boiling cover with the lid and reduce heat to low and let simmer for 15 minutes.
• After the 15 minutes are over, blend the zucchini and broth with an immersion blender or stand blender until super smooth. Taste test at this point to see if it needs more seasoning with salt and pepper.
• To serve, add creamy soup to a bowl, add a dollop of crème fraîche and swirl it around, then top with grated zucchini and browned almond slices and enjoy!

ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• Note: There is no need to peel the zucchini for this soup unless yours is jumbo sized, in which case it's possible that the skins are tough and slightly bitter.
• Shred the cheese from a block for best results. Set aside to allow to come down to room temperature. This will allow it to melt and combine into the soup smoothly.
• Melt butter in a soup pot over medium heat. Add onions, cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 more minute.
• Add diced zucchini and seasonings: (1/4 tsp each of: dried rosemary, thyme, celery salt, kosher salt, pepper, and an optional pinch of cayenne.) Sauté for 5 minutes.
• Peel and rinse the potatoes. Cut them into small pieces of equal size so that they cook evenly and quickly.
• Add diced potatoes, chicken broth, and soy sauce. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium. Skim up any brown foam from the top if needed.
• Let simmer, partially covered, until the vegetables are very fork tender. About 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Use an immersion blender or transfer to a blender in batches to blend until smooth.

ZUCCHINI AND ROSEMARY SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter with oil in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion; sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes. Mix in garlic and rosemary. Add stock and potato; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Add sliced zucchini; simmer until tender about 15 minutes. Working in batches, puree in blender. Season with salt and pepper.
• Cook cubed zucchini in saucepan of boiling salted water for 30 seconds. Drain. Rewarm soup over medium heat. Ladle into bowls. Top with zucchini and croutons. Sprinkle with green onions.

BEEF ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook the beef, celery, onion and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender; drain. Stir in the tomatoes, zucchini, water, Italian seasoning, salt if desired, bouillon, sugar and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until zucchini is tender. Garnish with Parmesan cheese if desired.

CREAMY ITALIAN POTATO & ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• Add olive oil to a large pot and saute the onion until soft and translucent. Add the garlic and saute for 1 minute longer.
• Add the grated zucchini and saute for 1-2 minutes.
• Add the potatoes and chicken stock and bring to boil. Once boiling turn down to a simmer and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Turn off the heat and using a handheld blender (immersion blender) blend the soup until smooth and creamy.
• Stir in the grated parmesan and butter if using and season with salt and pepper.

COLD ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Trim and chop the zucchini, getting rid of the ends. Reserve.
• Heat a medium pot over medium-high heat and add oil, onions, and salt. Cook onions, stirring occasionally until translucent and tender, for about 5 minutes.
• Add zucchini and broth to the onions. Set the heat to high to bring to a boil. Reduce the heat immediately after boiling and maintain a steady simmer until zucchini is very tender, for about 15 minutes.
• Once the zucchini is cooked, turn off the heat. To avoid burns, let the soup cool for at least 20 minutes before blending. Working in batches if necessary, blend soup on high speed until very smooth.
• Transfer pureed soup to a large bowl or sealable container. Cover and chill until cold, for at least 1 hour.
• When ready to serve, stir with cream or yogurt, if using, and add salt and pepper to taste.
• Decorate with fresh cilantro and enjoy.

ZUCCHINI ROQUEFORT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan cook onion in the olive oil over moderately low heat until softened; add thyme and cook 2 minutes.
• Add flour and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes; add stock gradually while whisking, bring to a boil and continue to whisk.
• Add zucchini, reduce heat to simmer, cover and stir occasionally; simmer for 45 minutes.
• Puree soup in batches in blender; return to saucepan and reheat until hot over medium heat; stir in roquefort and add salt and pepper to taste.