How about a healthy, nutritious appetizing soup that tastes delicious, almost an oil free recipe and it can be enjoyed both warm and cold. Food blogger Tarika Singh makes a simple and easy to make homemade zucchini soup made out of very simple ingredients.
Ingredients: 1 large Zucchini (300 - 350 gms) Lemon Zest ½ teaspoon Olive oil 2 cloves minced garlic Red chilli flakes ranging from a pinch to ¼ teaspoon 1 cup low sodium vegetable stock
Method: - Cut the ends of zucchini, now cut the zucchini into half, cut lengthwise each of the two halves into another two halves - Roughly chop the zucchini into half moon shaped pieces - Grate lemons to get lemon zest - Heat a pressure cooker on medium high heat and add olive oil to it - Add garlic and saute it for about a couple of mins. - Add red chilli flakes, lemon zest and saute - Pour the chopped zucchini and toss it in the cooker - Add the vegetable stock and decrease the flame - Put the lid back on the pressure cooker and increase the flame - Let the pressure whistle two times - Let it cool completely - Using a hand held blender, blend everything together without leaving behind any chunks - Season the soup with salt and pepper - Pour it in a bowl, add some olive oil and crushed pepper to it.
