Gorgeous Courgette Soup!

Try my Mother-in-Law's gorgeous courgette soup! It is a favourite in our family and great for using up courgettes of any size... especially if you have a glut and home-made bread.

Ingredients
1 medium or large onion chopped
1 tbsp sunflower oil
2 large courgettes or 3 medium/small
2tsp dill
2 vegetable stock cubes
1pt water

Method

• Heat the oil in a large pan and add the chopped onion.  
• Cook for 5-10 minutes, until the onion is soft.
• Add chopped courgettes and dill  and continue cooking.
• Make the stock and add to the pan: 2 stock cubes dissolved in 1 pint boiling water.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook on a gentle heat for 25 minutes and set aside to cool.
• When cool, blitz in a blender.
•  Pop it back into the pan, reheat and serve.

Add a swirl of cream or creme-fraiche and enjoy!

Why not make a batch of soup and freeze some for later?

Soup with a crusty roll is perfect for a quick lunch.  I buy soup freezer bags from Lakeland and Wilkinson's and use these to freeze quantities of soup. I take the soup straight from freezer to microwave, heat it up and it is ready in minutes...

Recipe adapted from one of Delia's old recipe books.

Courgette Recipe Links
Over 40 Courgette Recipes! from Allotment Garden Recipes.
Courgette Brownies Top of my list and they look delicious!
Courgette Noodles or Courgetti Spaghetti! Flavoured with lemon and garlic.
Spiced Courgette Cake makes two small or one large cake! Also lovely without the nuts.
Chocolate Courgette Muffins - great for kids' parties :) leave out spices for a real chocolate hit.