First, wash and slice your courgettes or marrow. If using up a marrow, remove the seeds from the middle before slicing in to smallish slices.
Heat the oil and butter in a large pan, add the chopped onion and cook for 5 minutes until softened.
Then add your courgettes and garlic. Put a lid on the pan and cook for 20 minutes until the courgettes are lovely and soft.
Then add your stock and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
Now you can blend the soup or just blend 3/4 if you like to leave some chunks of courgette in there for texture. I like it both ways and vary depending on how I feel that day.
Return the soup to the heat and add the Parmesan, crème fraîche, basil and parsley. Season to taste and serve with crusty bread.
7 thoughts on “Courgette, Basil & Parmesan Soup”
Jane
Can’t wait to try this out myself – I’ve been dreaming of it since you made it. I’m off to the shops to get me some courgettes.
I ended up having to go into town for a physio appointment, so I put off making the soup until today. Bread’s rising just now to accompany and we will be having it for dinner tonight. I will let you know what we think! 🙂
It was gorgeous! Very light and summery indeed 🙂 I served it with some Boorik (Shetland artisan cheese with flecks of seaweed through it) sprinkled over the top. Lovely recipe, thank you!
Can’t wait to try this out myself – I’ve been dreaming of it since you made it. I’m off to the shops to get me some courgettes.
Jane this ones for you!! I finally got around to writing it down for you. Hope it tastes as good as you remember it to be! xxx
Bookmarked! That’s tomorrow’s lunch sorted 🙂
Have you made it? Did you enjoy it? Hope so xx
I ended up having to go into town for a physio appointment, so I put off making the soup until today. Bread’s rising just now to accompany and we will be having it for dinner tonight. I will let you know what we think! 🙂
It was gorgeous! Very light and summery indeed 🙂 I served it with some Boorik (Shetland artisan cheese with flecks of seaweed through it) sprinkled over the top. Lovely recipe, thank you!
Excellent! So glad you liked it. That cheese with seaweed sounds really interesting! Lucky you x