Zucchini onion soup is the soup to make with the delicious summer squash available at the markets and even in our own gardens right now. Folks, this zucchini onion soup turned out so good that we were having seconds and thirds and we even finished off the entire pot! 

The inspiration

The inspiration for this soup was a low-key Sunday dinner that my daughter wanted to make and she had her mind set on making soup.  Since we had lots of zucchini she took my creamy zucchini leek soup as base recipe and asked me to create a version with caramelized onions and lots of garlic.

The best part? 

The soup is so healthy and low in calories it will blow your mind! The calories come from what little butter is used to fry the onions. Just 2 tbsp for an entire pot of soup.  The rest is all veggies, broth and herbs.  Its so creamy that one might assume there is cream in it, but not!  How healthy is that?  And if it’s really hot where you live, try the soup chilled and let me know how it tastes!

Zucchini Onion Soup
serves 4-6

Ingredients:

• 4 zucchini cut into chunks
• 1 large white onion finely cut
• 6 cloves garlic roughly chopped
• 2 Bay leaves
• A few fresh basil leaves
• 5 cups vegetable broth
• Salt and pepper
• 2 tbsp butter or olive oil

Directions:

• In a pot melt butter and saute the onions until tender and slightly browned on the edges about 7 minutes.  Next add the garlic and fry for 1 minute.

• Add zucchini, salt and pepper to taste, bay leaves and basil. Cook for 10 minutes until the veggies are slightly tender.

• Add the broth and bring the soup to a low boil. Once warmed through, remove the bay leaves and basil leaves.  Get ready to puree the soup with a hand blender until smooth and creamy.  It’s nice to keep a few small chunks of zucchini as you blend.
• Place back on the stove and warm through.  Soup is ready!

Want to serve the soup with a side of jazzed up cheesy onion and garlic baguette?  Give this recipe a try!  Cheddar Parmesan Caramelized Onion and Garlic Baguette

Bon Appétit!