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Soups and Starters Recipes -
Courgette and
Yoghurt Soup Recipe
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Soups and Starters
Recipes
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Courgette and
Yoghurt Soup Recipe
Ingredients
Serve
4-6
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50 g/2
oz
butter or margarine
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1
onion, chopped
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500 g/1 lb
courgettes, cut into 5 mm/1/4
inch slices
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900 ml/1 1/2 pints Chicken
Stock
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1 mint
sprig
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salt
and pepper
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150
ml/1/4 pint natural yogurt, plus extra to
garnish brown bread and butter, to
serve (optional)
Method:
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Melt the butter or margarine in a large
saucepan. Add the onion and courgettes and fry
gently for 5 minutes. Add the stock and
mint and season to taste with salt and pepper.
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Bring to the boil, lower the heat, cover the pan
and simmer for
20-30
minutes, or until the courgettes are soft.
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Reserve a few courgette slices to garnish and
transfer the soup to a food processor or blender
and process to a smooth puree. Alternatively,
rub it through a sieve.
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Transfer the soup to a
bowl, stir in the yogurt and chill for 3 hours.
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Serve in chilled individual soup bowls,
garnished with the reserved courgette slices and
the extra yogurt. Accompany with thin slices of
brown bread and butter, if liked.
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