Zucchini And Lemon Thyme Soup Recipes

SAUTEED ZUCCHINI WITH GARLIC AND THYME

Steps:

• Heat a cast-iron pan over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the oil. Add the zucchini in batches and sear on both sides until golden brown, about 1 minute per side. Once the second batch is seared, add the first batch back into the pan, and then add the thyme and garlic. Saute until the garlic is fragrant, another 30 seconds. Add the lemon juice, season with salt and pepper and stir to combine and heat through.

ZUCCHINI WITH LEMON AND THYME

Steps:

• Cut zucchini into large pieces. In a large skillet, heat 2 teaspoons olive oil over medium-high heat. Add half the zucchini and toss to coat in oil. Season with salt and pepper and cook until golden brown in spots, about 4 minutes. Transfer zucchini to a serving bowl. Repeat with 2 more teaspoons oil and remaining zucchini. Stir batches together and add lemon juice and thye leaves; season with salt and pepper.

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.

FAST AND EASY ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• Stir zucchini, water, and chicken bouillon cubes together in a stock pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, place a cover on the pot, and simmer the mixture, stirring occasionally, until the zucchini is tender, about 20 minutes.
• Drop cream cheese into the soup; cook and stir until the cheese melts, about 5 minutes.
• Blend the soup with an immersion blender until smooth.

ZUCCHINI SOUP I

Steps:

• In a large frying pan, melt butter or margarine; add onion and saute until translucent. Add diced potato, zucchini, thyme, rosemary, basil, and white pepper, and cook for 5 minutes.
• In a medium-sized cooking pot, add broth and bring to boil. Add zucchini/potato mixture; reduce heat and simmer about 15 minutes.
• When cooked, puree in food processor or blender in batches. Return to cooking pot, add milk and bring just to boil, but do not boil. Add instant mashed potato flakes and soy sauce and stir well. Adjust seasonings to taste. Garnish with dill weed. Soup may be served hot or chilled.

SUMMER SQUASH LEMON THYME SOUP

Steps:

• In a 4-quart Dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
• Add the onions, leek and garlic and cook, stirring, for 10 minutes or until onions are soft.
• Add the squash and lemon thyme and cook, stirring for 5 minutes.
• Increase to medium high heat; add the chicken broth and salt.
• Cook, partially covered, at a low boil for 20 minutes or until the squash is soft.
• Discard the thyme.
• Puree the soup in batches in a covered blender, then return to the Dutch oven and heat through.
• Add the lemon juice and hot pepper sauce to taste.
• Garnish the soup with shaved Parmesan, pine nuts, thyme sprigs and lemon zest.
• Serve hot.

ZUCCHINI POTATO LEMON-THYME MASH

Steps:

• Cut zucchini crosswise into 1-inch-thick slices. In a large saucepan cover potatoes with salted cold water by 2 inches and simmer, covered, until tender, about 35 minutes. Transfer potatoes to a colander and reserve cooking water. When potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel and put in a large bowl. Add lemon thyme, butter, and salt and pepper to taste and with a potato masher coarsely mash. Keep mash warm, covered.
• Bring cooking water to a boil and simmer zucchini until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain zucchini well in colander and coarsely mash into potatoes. Mash may be made 1 day ahead and cooled completely before being chilled, covered. Reheat mash before serving.

ROASTED ZUCCHINI WITH THYME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Quarter and cut zucchini into 1 1/2-inch chunks. Thinly slice onion.
• On a rimmed baking sheet, toss zucchini and onion with oil, thyme, salt, and pepper. Roast 30 minutes, tossing halfway through. Serve.