When faced with the glut that we get from growing far tooooo many courgette plants there are not a lot of ways to prepare them and freezing is not worth it. So when I was told here is a great recipe using courgettes and stinky cheese I turned my nose up at it and scoffed at it... :(giggle): !!!!!!!!! :(smirk):
I was just not into courgette soup.... but I tried it last week and crickey it is absolutely fabulous!! :(happy): So now all my surplus can be frozen because you can use frozen courgettes for to make it!! I already have enough frozen to make about 10 batches - and I'm making some tonight!!
So here it is...
Creamy Courgette and Dolcelatte soup
INGREDIENTS
30ml olive oil
15g butter
1 medium onion, roughly chopped
900g courgettes, trimmed and sliced
1 tsp dried oregano
600ml vegetable stock
115g dolcelatte cheese, diced
300ml single cream
salt and black pepper
garnish: sprigs of fresh oregano and extra dolcelatte
DIRECTIONS
Heat the oil and butter in a large pan until foaming. Add the chopped onion and cook gently for about 5 mins, stirring frequently, until the onion is softened but not brown.
Add the courgettes and oregano, with salt and pepper to taste. Cook over a medium heat for 10 mins, stirring frequently to prevent sticking.
Pour in the stock and bring to the boil, stirring frequently. Lower the heat, half cover the pan and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, for about 30 mins.
Add the diced dolcelatte, stirring until it is melted.
Process the soup in a blender or food processor until smooth, then press through a sieve into a clean pan.
Add two thirds of the cream and stir over a low heat until hot, but not boiling. Check the consistency and add some more stock if the soup is too thick. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
Pour into heated bowls. Swirl in the remaining cream, garnish with the fresh oregano and extra dolcelatte cheese, crumbled and serve.
I forgot to add 250g Mushrooms to the ingredients list above...
OHHH...I loooove bit of Dolcelate.. :P
This my kind of food. I often make potato and blue cheese soup, one of my favourites but I never thought of using courgettes..Good idea, thanks!
I could easily pass on the soup making process and have courgette cut half and have them smothered with dolcelate cheese.. ;D ;D..almost same job with less effort.
My favourite cheese. I allow myself a small piece at Christmas.
I make a few mean huge pots of really thick soup with chicken and veg once in a while and freeze.. Today it's soup weather so took out a tub and cut up a whole large courgette, diced it and added to my pot. great little addition. So diced a load more and now in the freezer to add at to soup at a later date!! Cant bear to see waste!!
I made the soup today Gavin - substituted creme fraiche for the single cream though. Delicious!
Tricia
Quote from: tricia on August 30, 2012, 00:49:04
I made the soup today Gavin - substituted creme fraiche for the single cream though. Delicious!
Tricia
Good variation... ;)