Zucchini Soup With Potatoes
A delicious soup served anytime. Prep Time: approx. 25
Minutes. Cook Time: approx. 35 Minutes. Makes 8
servings.
2 tablespoons butter, margarine
or olive oil
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1/4 teaspoon ground
white pepper
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2 onions, chopped
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4 cups chicken or
vegetable broth
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2 potatoes, peeled and
diced
(use extra potato if avoiding potato flakes)
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1 cup whole milk or
milk substitute
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8 zucchinis, chopped
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1/4 cup dry potato
flakes or extra potatoes
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1/4 teaspoon dried
thyme
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1 tablespoon soy sauce
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1/4 teaspoon dried
rosemary
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1/4 cup chopped fresh
dill weed
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1/2 teaspoon fresh
basil
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Directions
1 In a large frying pan, melt butter/margarine; add onion and saute
until translucent. Add diced potato, zucchini, thyme, rosemary,
basil, and white pepper, and cook for
5 minutes.
2 In a medium-sized cooking pot, add broth and bring to boil. Add
zucchini/potato mixture; reduce heat and simmer about 15 minutes.
3 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 (optional) and soy sauce and stir well. Adjust
seasonings to taste. Garnish with dill weed. Soup may be served hot or
chilled.
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