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Zucchini Soup

If you garden, chances are you’ll have a glut of zucchini at some point. Here’s a good way to use some of that surplus.
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Equipment

  • soup pot

Ingredients

  • 1 T. butter
  • 2 cups zucchini thinly sliced
  • ½ cup onion
  • 1 tsp. lemon juice
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup heavy cream or half-and-half
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • In a soup pot, melt butter and then add the zucchini and onion and cook until the vegetables are tender, stirring gently but regularly.
  • Add the lemon juice and chicken broth and bring to a simmer; cook, covered, for about 15 minutes.
  • Reduce heat slightly and add the cream; heat until thoroughly hot.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste, and serve.

Notes & Wine Advice

You can enhance the flavor of this soup by adding a bit of garlic, dill weed, rosemary, or basil. We like a bit of garlic and dill weed.
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Course; Soup
Cuisine; Amish