Zucchini Mint Feta Soup
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 2
This has to be the quickest soup ever. Nutrient rich and delicious, my Zucchini Mint Feta Soup is sure to become a favourite.
- 1 onion/s - diced
- 1 clove/s garlic - crushed or diced
- 300 g zucchini/s - diced
- 250 ml chicken broth or stock (1 cup)
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper - to taste
- ¼ bunch/s fresh mint leaves - picked from the stems
- 90 g feta cheese - crumbled (½ cup)
In a medium sized pot, sauté your onion in a little olive oil, butter or ghee for about 2 minutes.
Add your garlic, diced zucchini, broth and seasoning and bring to the boil. Cook at a rolling simmer for 7-10minutes or until the zucchini has softened.
Allow to cool a little, add the mint and then puree in a blender until smooth and creamy.
Serve with a dollop (or crumble) of feta and more seasoning (if needed).
Thermomix Method
Chop the onion and garlic, 5 seconds, speed 4.
Add the fat of your choice and sauté the onion for 2 minutes, temp 100, speed 1.
Add the zucchini and process 5 seconds, speed 5.
Add the broth and seasoning and cook for 8 minutes, 100, speed 2.
Allow to cool a little, add the mint and puree 30 seconds, speed 7-8.
Serve as above.
Vegetarian
Use vegetable broth (stock) instead of the chicken stock.Dairy-free
Omit the feta or replace with cashew cheese or coconut yoghurt. Choose olive oil to cook in.Vegan
As per vegetarian and dairy-free above. Onion and garlic-free
Replace the onion and garlic with a small bulb of fennel, finely diced and sautéed with a pinch of cumin and chilli flakes. Let me know how you like this simple soup. Post a comment below.