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Zucchini cream soup with basil.
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Zucchini cream soup with basil

This is a light soup. The large amount of basil provides it with a fresh and spicy aroma.
Course soup
Cuisine italian
Keyword basil, soup, vegetables, vegetarian, veggies, zucchini
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 21 minutes
Total Time 36 minutes
Servings 4 Persons
Calories 296kcal
Author Janek Freyjer
Cost 5,50 €

Ingredients

  • 1 large zucchini about 850 g
  • 4 medium potatoes about 420 g
  • 1/2 pot fresh basil
  • 1 l water
  • 100 ml cream alternatives are yogurt or creme fraîche
  • 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 pinch grated nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil

Instructions

  • Wash, peel and dice potatoes and onions.
  • Wash zucchini and cut into cubes.
  • Fry the onions with the oil in a soup saucepan at a medium temperature until golden yellow.
  • Add the zucchini and potato cubes and fry for a minute.
    Fry the zucchini and potato cubes for a minute.
  • Add half a teaspoon of salt.
  • Fill with water, the vegetables should be barely covered, and simmer for 20 minutes when the pot lid is closed and low heat.
    The vegetables should be covered with water.
  • Meanwhile, wash basil and pluck the leaves from the stems. Pepper and nutmeg.
    Basil gives the zucchini cream soup a fresh spicy aroma.
  • Once the soup is cooked, it is pureed with a hand blender.
    The ready-cooked zucchini soup is pureed with a hand blender.
  • Then add basil leaves, pepper, nutmeg and cream to the soup and go through again briefly with the puree stick.
    The cream is added to the soup.
  • Taste and arrange on soup plates or in soup bowls.
    Now the basil is added.
  • As a side dish for the zucchini cream soup with basil, roasted white bread or garlic baguette fits very well. A few drops of cream and basil leaves can be used for decoration.The soup is also well placed in the fridge to take to work the next day.

Nutrition

Calories: 296kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 332mg | Potassium: 1126mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 529IU | Vitamin C: 56mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 2mg