Il Moro Cream of Zucchini Soup
"This is a rich tasting "creamy" soup that contains no cream or butter. Potatoes are used as a thickener. For a vegetarian soup, use vegetarian chicken broth (available at Whole Food Markets and health food stores). This recipe is from Il Moro Restaurant, in West Los Angeles."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 5 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 8 zucchini, chopped
- 2 boiling potatoes, peeled and chopped
- salt & pepper, to taste
- 2 quarts chicken broth
- 1 bunch basil, chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- garlic-flavored croutons (optional)
directions
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Add onion and saute until softened.
- Add zucchini, potatoes, salt and pepper (to taste) and cook several minutes.
- Stir in chicken broth (or vegetarian chicken broth) and cook over medium heat until potatoes are soft, about 30 minutes.
- Add basil and bay leaf and simmer about 10 minutes more.
- Remove from heat.
- Discard bay leaf, allow soup to cool.
- Puree soup in a blender until smooth and creamy. Reheat before serving.
- Serve with garlic croutons (optional).
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
lynnski LA
Los Angeles, CA
I live in a wooded hillside area of Los Angeles where it feels like being out in the country. I grew up in Rhode Island, and came to LA after graduating from URI. I recently retired from my job as an environmental specialist. So now I have time to collect internet recipes. My hobbies & interests are aquatics, shell collecting, my cats, feeding stray cats, home improvement projects and cooking.
I love to travel and, years ago, lived in Mexico for several months. My favorite cookbooks are the ones written by Diana Kennedy; they are all great; and I have them all, some signed by her when I was enrolled in her cooking classes. I have a lot of cookbooks; some of my other fave authors and their books are: Madhur Jaffrey (especially World Vegetarian, World of East Vegetarian Cooking and A Taste of the Far East), Faye Levy, Martha Rose Shulman (especially Mediterranean Light, Provencal Light and Mexican Light) and Paula Wolfert.
