Serve this vibrant soup with a bung hunk of crusty bread for a simple and refreshing lunch.
By Carolyng Gomes
Chilled Zucchini Soup
Serve this vibrant soup with a bung hunk of crusty bread for a simple and refreshing lunch.
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 2 1x
- Category: Soup
Ingredients
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- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 cups zucchini, cubed
- 1 cup leeks, washed and sliced
- 1 jalapeño, chopped
- ½ poblano pepper, chopped
- ½ cup parsley, packed
- ½ lime
- 3 cups vegetable stock
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat olive oil in a pan on medium heat.
- Add zucchini, leeks, jalapeño and poblano. Cook until zucchini has softened, leeks have caramelized and mixture is fragrant. 6-8 minutes.
- Add parsley and sauté for another 2 minutes.
- Transfer zucchini mixture to a large bowl.
- Add zest and juice of lime to bowl and stir.
- Add vegetable stock to bowl and stir to incorporate all ingredients.
- Using an immersion blender, blend soup until smooth.
- Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
- Chill soup in refrigerator and pull out 15 minutes before serving.
