Happy National Sneak Some Zucchini On Your Neighbor’s Porch Day!
OK. It was August 8th. It’s the thought…
On the other hand, where were you? Juliet and I didn’t get any zucchini on our porch. We looked.
Let’s make up. I’ll put a great zucchini soup recipe on your virtual porch.
Here is a sweet (and easy) little zucchini soup recipe that you are sure to like. It also makes good use of the beautiful tomatoes available right now.
Zucchini Soup
Ingredients
- 2 T. Olive oil
- 1 Medium yellow onion
- 2 Garlic cloves minced
- 2 Medium zucchini chopped
- 2 Medium fresh tomatoes chopped
- 1 Quart water or vegetable broth or more depending upon the amount of vegetables you have in your pot
- 1/4 to 1/2 C. Spaghetti broken into small pieces
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Garnish with parsley leaves shaved Parmesan, chopped tomato
Instructions
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Heat olive oil in a soup pot or Dutch oven. Saute yellow onion until it is soft (about 5 minutes). Add minced garlic and saute for a minute. Add chopped zucchini and saute for a few minutes. Add chopped tomato and cook for a couple of minutes until the tomato begins to break down. Add water (or broth) and broken spaghetti pieces. Simmer soup for 30 minutes.
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Add salt and pepper to taste.
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Serve garnished with chopped tomato, shaved Parmesan and parsley leaves.
