Zuppa di Zucchine e Basilico alla Siciliana (Courgette and Basil Soup)
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Ingredients
- 600 g courgettes, diced
- 30 ml olive oil
- 100 g onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves
- 800 ml vegetable stock
- 20 g fresh basil leaves
- 40 g pecorino romano, grated
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 147 kcal
- Protein
- 5.8 g
- Carbohydrate
- 7 g
- of which sugars
- 5.1 g
- Fat
- 10.5 g
- of which saturates
- 3 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
- Salt
- 1.93 g
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Method
- 1
Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat, add the onion and cook for 6 minutes until soft. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- 2
Add the courgettes and cook for 5 minutes, then pour in the vegetable stock and simmer for 15 minutes until the courgettes are very tender.
- 3
Blitz with most of the basil until smooth.
- 4
Season to taste, ladle into bowls, and scatter with the pecorino and remaining basil to serve.
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