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chicken feed

Joined: 27 Aug 2009
Posts: 2677

Posted: Fri Jul 23, 10 2:49 pm Post subject: courgette, feta & mint soup

just tried this and it is very quick & easy

850g courgette's
2 tbsp olive oil
1 clove garlic crushed
600ml veg / chicken stock
50ml double cream
75g feta cheese
1 tbsp fresh mint finely chopped

heat oil & cook courgette & garlic until soft & lightly browned.
add stock and simmer for 5 minsadd mint & feta stir over low haet until feta has almost melted.
blend until smooth
reheat gently adding cream before serving
garnish with extra feta & ground pepper

a good way to use up that glut of courgette's

Mr O

Joined: 13 Feb 2005
Posts: 5512
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Posted: Fri Jul 23, 10 3:37 pm Post subject:
Great recipe and a great way to use courgettes, as you say.

Barefoot Andrew
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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 10 4:06 pm Post subject:
Sounds lovely. And everyone knows how I like a good soup A.

Duckhead

Joined: 24 Oct 2009
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Location: Up the hill, Italy

Posted: Fri Jul 23, 10 4:09 pm Post subject:
Thanks for that. we are getting a bit sick of courgette curry, all we need to buy in are the dairy parts. Soup tomorrow

chicken feed

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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 10 6:39 pm Post subject:
it went down very well tonight as a starter for both adults and the grandchildren.

matt_hooks

Joined: 01 Aug 2010
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Location: Lambourn(ish) Berkshire

Posted: Thu Aug 05, 10 6:24 pm Post subject:
Yum yum yum! Added a little extra mint, and a bit heavier on the feta, and that's a damn good soup! Gotta go, there's a bowl needs my attention!

AnnaC

Joined: 01 Aug 2010
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Location: Newbury

Posted: Thu Aug 05, 10 6:27 pm Post subject:
I'll second that, thanks ever so much for posting that recipe. It's really delicious! It's now my favourite use of our courgettes.

chicken feed

Joined: 27 Aug 2009
Posts: 2677

Posted: Fri Aug 06, 10 6:57 am Post subject:
i am glad you enjoyed it i am going to try some beetroot soup i have a quick easy recipe for so i will post that if its up to the mark (my oh loves being my test pilot )

matt_hooks

Joined: 01 Aug 2010
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Location: Lambourn(ish) Berkshire

Posted: Fri Aug 06, 10 11:32 pm Post subject:
Just had it for the second night in a row. I had to cook another batch as the first didn't last very long, and it's just as good the second time round. We had beetroot the other night, with beer as the stock, and a few other root veg thrown in. Added some vermicelli and it was superb!

matt_hooks

Joined: 01 Aug 2010
Posts: 312
Location: Lambourn(ish) Berkshire

Posted: Sat Apr 27, 13 8:07 pm Post subject:
Just making this again, a firm favorite here and deserves a reminder!

matt_hooks

Joined: 01 Aug 2010
Posts: 312
Location: Lambourn(ish) Berkshire

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 15 7:01 pm Post subject:

Total necro-post (and I've not been on here for ages) but just making this soup, again. Amazing how some recipes just stick.

We've moved up north to Scotland, and bought ourselves a lovely place with about 4 1/2 acres of ground and various outbuildings, just have to get round to making something of all that land now.

I've already made a 3000 square foot chicken enclosure, and have a healthy flock of 25 hens and a cockerel.

Hope you are all well.

sean
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 15 7:22 pm Post subject:
Hello again.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 15 7:34 pm Post subject:

Duckhead wrote:

Thanks for that.

we are getting a bit sick of courgette curry, all we need to buy in are the dairy parts. Soup tomorrow

Courgette fritters are really good, as is courgette polpette.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 44459
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 15 11:58 am Post subject:
for fritters i use a julienne peeler to make strips ,salt them,rinse,dry in a teatowel,add a little cornflour,season and fry as strips they seem to hold together far better than sliced or grated i will try this soup once they are in season ,we usually roast em for soup but pan cooked seems efficient .

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 15 4:39 pm Post subject:
I use he julienne blade on the mandolin

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