Zucchini Green Soup

Name: Zucchini Green Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: World Cuisine
Ingredients: 2 large yellow onion - finely chopped.; - 6 garlic cloves - minced.; - 4 zucchini green (~700g) halved & thinly sliced.; Salt or to taste.; - 1 teaspoon cumin.; - 1 teaspoon allspice.; - 2 cups vegetable broth.; 1 cup plain yogurt preferably full fat.; - 1 cup basil leaves.; - 1 cup parsley.; - 2 cups of baby spinach.; - 2 lemon - juiced.; - 1 ~ 2 teaspoon honey or maple syrup.; - 1/2 teaspoon of salt.

4 steps

Prep:10minCook:25min

This is a delicious and easy soup with a lovely green color to make when you want something light. Simply it’s a tasty and a favorite way to eat zucchini for the kids. NOTES: Zucchini Green is a type of Green Squash, but there are many other varieties of squashes that come in green color. In summary, Zucchini is a green squash, but not all squashes are green.

Updated at: Sun, 10 Sep 2023 15:57:46 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories85.5 kcal (4%)

Total Fat2.1 g (3%)

Carbs14.5 g (6%)

Sugars9.2 g (10%)

Protein4.4 g (9%)

Sodium603.2 mg (30%)

Fiber2.8 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

2yellow onion

large, finely chopped

6garlic cloves

minced

700gzucchini green

halved & thinly sliced

Salt

or to taste

1 teaspooncumin

1 teaspoonallspice

2 cupsvegetable broth

Green Sauce Ingredients

1 cupplain yogurt

preferably full fat

1 cupbasil leaves

1 cupparsley

2 cupsbaby spinach

2lemon

juiced

1 teaspoonhoney

or maple syrup

½ teaspoonsalt

Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a pot over medium heat, add onions and garlic, cook for 5 minutes, add chopped green zucchini, spices & cook for 5 more minutes, add the broth, bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat to medium-low, simmer, undisturbed, until the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.

Step 2

While the zucchini is cooking, fry the baby spinach in a skillet with a little oil for 5 minutes.

Step 3

Add all of your sauce ingredients to the zucchini pot, over low heat, add the sautéed spinach and blitz with a hand mixer until completely puréed, then simmer Uncovered for 10 minutes.

Step 4

Season with salt, divide among serving bowls, sprinkled with chopped basil or parsley and serve with croutons or toasted bread.