Lemon zucchini vichyssoise
Lemon zucchini vichyssoise recipe in the zucchini category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 large leek, white and pale green parts only, chopped fine and washed well, about 1 1/2 cups
- 3/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1, 1/2 pound, russet, baking, potato
- 1 1/2 pounds zucchini, sliced thin, about 4 cups
- 3 cups low salt chicken broth
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice plus additional to taste
- Ice water for thinning soup
- Lemon slices for garnish
Recipe method:
- In a large heavy saucepan cook leek, onion, and garlic with salt and pepper to taste in oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until leek is softened.
- Peel potato and cut into 1 inch pieces.
- Add potato, zucchini and broth to leek mixture.
- Simmer mixture, covered, 15 minutes, or until potato is very tender.
- In a blender puree mixture in batches until very smooth, transferring as pureed to a bowl.
- Stir in cream, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste and chill soup at least 6 hours or overnight.
- Thin soup with ice water and season with additional lemon juice and salt and pepper.
- Garnish soup with lemon slices.
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