Courgette & Humous Soup
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I make this soup often. There are not a lot of ingredients and is made in a really short time. Yet, it never ceases to impress friends.
You will need:
little bit of oil (I use olive oil)
1 small onion, chopped
3 courgettes (sliced) - about 1lb
450ml of chicken stock (veg stock if vegetarian)
175g of ready made hummous (the small tub in the supermarket)
Lemon juice to taste
Salt and pepper
Method:
Heat oil in pan. Fry onions until soft. Add the courgettes. Fry them a little bit, then add the stock and boil the vegetables until tender.
Remove some of the liquid (and keep) and blend/food processor the vegetables until smooth. Add the liquid back into the mixture. Stir in the tub of hummous. I normally then blend it for a further few seconds in order to incorporate the hummous with the rest of the soup.
Add lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste.
Variation: Sometimes I peel the courgette and the soup changes into a very pale soup.
Serve it on its own as a starter or with some pitta bread as a meal.
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