Zucchini And Onion Soup Recipes

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.

TUSCAN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a small bowl mash half of the beans with a masher or the back of a spoon, and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery, zucchini, garlic, thyme, sage, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper, and cook stirring occasionally until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add the broth and tomatoes with the juice and bring to a boil. Add the mashed and whole beans and the spinach leaves and cook until the spinach is wilted, about 3 minutes more.
• Serve topped with Parmesan, if desired.

ZUCCHINI WITH ONION AND TOMATO

Steps:

• Cut the zucchini in bite size pieces.
• Chop the onion.
• Dice the tomato.
• Heat the olive oil in a heavy skillet.
• Saute the zucchini and onion until tender and lightly browned, about 20 minutes.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and cook until the juices thicken a little, about 5 or 10 minutes.
• Serve with grated parmesan cheese.

ZUCCHINI-BASIL SOUP

Steps:

• Julienne skin (only) from half of zucchini with slicer; toss with 1/2 teaspoon salt and drain in a sieve until wilted, at least 20 minutes. Coarsely chop remaining zucchini.
• Cook onion and garlic in oil in a 3- to 4-quarts heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add chopped zucchini and 1 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Add 3 cups water and simmer, partially covered, until tender, about 15 minutes. Purée soup with basil in 2 batches in a blender (use caution when blending hot liquids).
• Bring remaining cup water to a boil in a small saucepan and blanch julienned zucchini 1 minute. Drain in a sieve set over a bowl (use liquid to thin soup if necessary).
• Season soup with salt and pepper. Serve in shallow bowls with julienned zucchini mounded on top.

REALLY FAST ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in hot butter until tender, about 5 minutes. Add zucchini and garlic; continue to cook and stir another 2 to 3 minutes.
• Pour vegetable broth and water into the skillet; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook mixture at a simmer for 10 minutes. Stir cream into the broth mixture; season with pepper. Cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.

CREAM OF ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• Saute onion in butter in a large saucepan until tender. Add the zucchini and broth; stir well. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until the zucchini is tender.
• Use an immersion blender to puree the zucchini/onion mix, or place in a blender.
• Return the pureed mixture to the saucepan. Stir in half and half and seasonings. Cook zucchini mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thoroughly heated. Ladle soup into individual soup bowls. Sprinkle evenly with shredded Cheddar cheese.

CARROT ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• Chop one onion; set aside. Quarter the other onion and place in a 3-qt. saucepan. Add the water, carrots, celery salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until carrots are tender. Transfer to a blender; cover and process until pureed. Return to the pan., In a large skillet, saute zucchini and chopped onion in oil and butter until tender; add to carrot mixture. Stir in tomatoes. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until tomatoes are tender. Stir in milk and parsley; heat through.

ZUCCHINI TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute zucchini and onion in oil until crisp-tender. Sprinkle with salt. Add the V8 juice, tomato, pepper and basil; cook until heated through. Sprinkle with cheese and bacon if desired.

ZUCCHINI AND ONION SOUP

Steps:

• 1. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the zucchini, salt, pepper, and water. Cover, and cook over medium heat until the zucchini are very soft, 12 to 15 minutes. Add the green onions, broth, and cream. Cook, uncovered, 5 minutes. 2. Transfer soup to a blender or food processor and purée until smooth. Return to the pan--if serving hot--and reheat over medium heat, stirring frequently, until steaming hot, 3 to 4 minutes. If serving cold, chill in the refrigerator at least 2 hours before serving. Garnish with cilantro.From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.