Courgette And Leek Soup Recipes

LEEK AND COURGETTE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a pan and sweat the vegetables under a lid for 10 - 12 minutes until tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add the stock and pepper and bring to the boil.
• Lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Partially blitz with a stick blender leaving lots of chunks for texture.
• Serve.

COURGETTE, LEEK & GOAT'S CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the leeks for a few mins to soften. Add the courgettes, then cover the pan and cook for 5 mins more. Pour in the stock, cover and cook for about 7 mins.
• Add the spinach, then cover the pan and cook for 5 mins so that it wilts. Take off the heat and blitz until really smooth with a hand blender. Add the goat's cheese and basil, then blitz again.
• If you're making this recipe as part of our two-person Summer Healthy Diet Plan, spoon half the soup into two bowls or large flasks, then cool and chill the remainder for another day. Reheat in a pan or microwave to serve. If serving in bowls, scatter with some extra basil leaves and the seeds, and eat with the rye bread.

COURGETTE AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan . Add the onion and leeks; cook for 5-10 minutes Add courgettes and cook, stirring, for a further 5 minutes.
• Add stock and rosemary , then bring to the boil. Season, reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Cool the soup slightly and whiz soup with a liquidizer until smooth.
• This is now the stage where you freeze.
• Reheat the soup gently and serve with your favorite soup side.

ZUCCHINI AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• melt butter over medium-high heat in 5 quart saucepan. Saute leeks until tender (4 min). Add liquid, chopped zucchini, spices, and cook over medium-high heat about 10 minutes. In two or three batches, blend soup in blender with cream cheese. Return to pan. Keep warm on stovetop or oven or refrigerate/freeze until needed, then reheat. Ladle to bowls, add 1 T of grated zucchini to center of bowl, add dollup of sourcream and a spray of paprika.