{"id":1500,"date":"2025-08-28T11:30:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T16:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/?p=1500"},"modified":"2025-08-28T11:33:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T16:33:44","slug":"zucchini-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/?p=1500","title":{"rendered":"Zucchini Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I haven&#8217;t tried this yet but plan to this weekend!\u00a0 Our zucchini is huge so this will be a good way to get it used up.\u00a0 I probably won&#8217;t put cream in it, but maybe a little 2% milk instead to lighten it.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong>:<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:group -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">1 tbsp olive oil<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">1 tbsp unsalted butter<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">1 medium onion, finely chopped<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">2 garlic cloves, minced<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">750 g zucchini, thinly sliced (~5 cups)<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">3 cups vegetable broth<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">medium potato, peeled &amp; diced<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">1\/2 tsp sea salt<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">1\/4 tsp black pepper<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">1\/2 tsp dried thyme (or 1 tsp fresh thyme)<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">1\/2 cup fresh basil leaves<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">(Optional) 1\/2 cup cream or cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">Garnish: Parmesan cheese<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph \/--><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:group -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><strong>Preparation<\/strong>:<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:list -->\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">Heat oil and butter in a large pot over medium heat.<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">Add onion and saut\u00e9 5 minutes until translucent.<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">Add garlic and cook 1 more minute.<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">Stir in zucchini and potato. Cook ~8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until zucchini softens.<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">Pour in vegetable broth. Bring to boil, then reduce heat. Season with salt, pepper, thyme.<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">Simmer 15\u201320 minutes until potato is tender.<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">Blend with immersion blender (or in batches) until smooth.<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<div dir=\"auto\">Optional: Stir in cream for richness. Garnish with Parmesan and serve with crusty bread.<\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>Enjoy!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><!-- \/wp:list -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph \/--><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:group -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I haven&#8217;t tried this yet but plan to this weekend!\u00a0 Our zucchini is huge so this will be a good way to get it used up.\u00a0 I probably won&#8217;t put cream in it, but maybe a little 2% milk instead &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/?p=1500\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-soupsandstews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1500"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1503,"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1500\/revisions\/1503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elainecarroll.ca\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}