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Title: Crema de calabacín (Cream of courgette soup)
Post by: JuliaBalbilla on June 13, 2012, 03:47:44 pm
Name of Recipe:  Crema de calabacín (Cream of courgette soup)
Serves:  6 or 8

Ingredients:  
30g EVOO
30g butter
150g leeks (white parts only) or onion, cut in rounds
1 clove garlic
700g courgettes, peeled and chopped
700g water or milk
Salt
Pepper
Nutmeg
6 quesitos (little cheeses in triangles wrapped in foil such as Dairylea)
Chopped parsley or chives

Preparation:  
Put the oil, butter, leeks and garlic in the  *: 8 seconds / Speed 5.
[Scrape down the  *:] 12 minutes / Temp. Varoma / Speed 1.
Add the remaining ingredients, except for the quesitos 20 minutes / 100° / Speed 1 (if using milk set at 90°).
Allow to cool a little 40 seconds / Speed 7.
If necessary, repeat the operation.
Add the quesitos 5 minutes / 90° / Speed 5.
Correct seasoning if necessary and serve sprinkled with the parsley or chives.

Origin:  This is a translation of a recipe in Thermomix TM31 – Imprescindible para tu cocina which is the book supplied with Spanish TMXs.

members' comments
McMich - Very lovely soup Rosemary. I made 1/2 quantity.


Title: Re: Crema de calabacín (Cream of courgette soup)
Post by: mcmich on July 02, 2012, 06:52:46 am
Very lovely soup Rosemary.
Title: Re: Crema de calabacín (Cream of courgette soup)
Post by: Halex on July 02, 2012, 07:06:07 am
Michele, did you make the full recipe or half? It certainly looks good

 :)
Title: Re: Crema de calabacín (Cream of courgette soup)
Post by: mcmich on July 02, 2012, 08:04:29 am
Michele, did you make the full recipe or half? It certainly looks good

 :)
I actually made a half recipe as it was for lunch and only DH and myself. I didn't want any left over to try and find room in the freezer for it. It made two very generous serves with a very small seconds for DH.
Title: Re: Crema de calabacín (Cream of courgette soup)
Post by: Halex on July 06, 2012, 10:54:55 pm
Thanks, so for 4 as an entree, would 1/2 be ok.

 :)
Title: Re: Crema de calabacín (Cream of courgette soup)
Post by: cookie1 on July 14, 2012, 01:38:39 pm
I must make this before winter ends, it looks delicious.