Zuke Soup Recipes

SUMMER SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a heavy pot over medium heat; cook and stir onions until translucent, about 10 minutes. Add chicken broth and potatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover pot, and simmer, about 5 minutes. Add carrots and simmer, about 10 minutes. Add zucchini and simmer until all vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Combine soup, basil, salt, and pepper into a blender or food processor no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until desired consistency is reached.

SIMPLE CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter with the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in the butter mixture until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add cucumber and zucchini slices; cook and stir until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour vegetable broth over the mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and let simmer until the vegetables are cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat and cool a few minutes.
• Pour soup into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid in place with a towel; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth.

CREAMY ZUKE SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a soup pot over medium-low heat, then sauté the onion with 1/2 teaspoon salt until it's translucent but not browning, around 5 minutes. Add the zucchini, garlic, and potatoes, and sauté for another couple of minutes, until the garlic is fragrant and the vegetables are looking a bit less raw. Stir in the broth and raise the heat to bring the soup to a simmer, then turn the heat back down and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, for 20-25 minutes, until the potatoes are very tender. Turn off the heat and whir the soup with a stick blender to puree it (or else cool it and puree it very carefully in the blender), then add the buttermilk, milk, or cream, the other teaspoon of salt, and a few squeezes of lemon juice, and blend a bit more. Taste and re-season as needed, then serve, garnished with herb sprigs or croutons if you like.