Zucchini cream soup with basil

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Zucchini cream soup with basil.

Zucchini cream soup with basil is a light soup, perfect for hot summer days. The large amount of basil provides a fresh spicy aroma. To round off the taste, add some cream at the end, which can be easily replaced with sour cream, creme fraîche or yogurt, depending on your personal preference.

Basil gives the zucchini cream soup a fresh spicy aroma.

If you like it a little more spicy and stronger, you can replace the water with vegetable stock or add brew cubes.
A perfect side dish for the zucchini cream soup is white bread rubbed with garlic and toasted.

Ingredients for zucchini cream soup with basil.

Zucchini cream soup with basil

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Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 21 minutes

Total Time: 36 minutes

Course: soup

Cuisine: italian

Keyword: basil, soup, vegetables, vegetarian, veggies, zucchini

Servings: 4 Persons

Calories: 296kcal

Author: Janek Freyjer

Kosten: 5,50 €

This is a light soup. The large amount of basil provides it with a fresh and spicy aroma.

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

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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.
  
• 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.
  
• Meanwhile, wash basil and pluck the leaves from the stems. Pepper and nutmeg.
  
• Once the soup is cooked, it 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.
  
• Taste and arrange on soup plates or in soup bowls.
  
• 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.
  

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Nutrition Facts

Zucchini cream soup with basil

Amount Per Serving

Calories 296 Calories from Fat 117

% Daily Value*

Fat 13g20%

Saturated Fat 9g56%

Cholesterol 34mg11%

Sodium 332mg14%

Potassium 1126mg32%

Carbohydrates 41g14%

Fiber 5g21%

Sugar 4g4%

Protein 6g12%

Vitamin A 529IU11%

Vitamin C 56mg68%

Calcium 62mg6%

Iron 2mg11%

* Der tägliche Bedarf orientiert sich an einem Speiseplan mit 2000 kcal/8373,68 kJ täglich. Diese Angaben dienen lediglich einer groben Orientierung und beruhen auf Durchschnittswerten der Grundzutaten. Da einige natürliche Zutaten enthalten sein können, besteht die Möglichkeit, je nach Art und Sorte, von deutlichen Abweichungen dieser Angaben.