Creamy Zucchini Soup With Basil
From amercolpsa 14 years ago
- 27 minutes to make
- Serves 4
A light, delicate soup that is perfect for a simple supper. Just add bread and a salad.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil shopping list
- 1 large yellow onion, chopped shopping list
- 2 pounds zucchini, sliced 1/4 in. thick shopping list
- 4 cups reduced-sodium or homemade chicken broth or vegetable broth shopping list
- 1 cup loosely packed basil leaves, washed and stemmed, plus more for shopping list
- garnish shopping list
- 2 tablespoons crème fraîche or sour cream, plus more for garnish shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder, plus more for garnish shopping list
- kosher salt shopping list
How to make it
- Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Add onion and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Add zucchini and cook another 2 minutes; then add chicken or vegetable broth and 1 cup basil leaves.
- Reduce heat to a simmer and cook 20 minutes.
- Purée the soup in batches in a blender.
- Pour the soup through a strainer into a bowl, using a ladle to push any solid bits through.
- Add 2 tablespoon. crème fraîche and 1/4 teaspoon. chili powder. Season with salt to taste.
- Divide soup among bowls and garnish each with some crème fraîche, a sprinkle of chili powder, and a few basil leaves.
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