Courgette And Leek Soup Recipes

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.

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.

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.

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a large pan with just enough water to cover them and crumble in the stock cubes. Bring to the boil, then cover and cook for 5 mins. Add the courgettes, put the lid back on and cook for 5 mins more. Throw in the spring onions, cover and cook for a final 5 mins.
• Take off the heat, then stir in the cheese and season with the nutmeg, salt and pepper. Whizz to a thick soup, adding more hot water until you get the consistency you like. Serve scattered with extra grated cheddar, spring onions and nutmeg or pepper. Or cool and freeze in freezer bags or containers with good lids for up to 3 months.