I’m re-running this post of a favorite recipe I made this weekend. It’s satisfying, super easy to make and fits right in with my January detox.
Earlier this year, a friend introduced me to this soup recipe from Gwyneth Paltrow’s “It’s All Easy” cookbook. It’s literally just a few ingredients, that I usually have on hand, and it takes no time at all to prepare. I’ve been making once or twice a month and serve it both hot or cold. It’s a winner either way.
Zucchini and Leek Soup from It’s All Easy
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup of olive oil
- 2 large leeks, trimmed, cleaned and sliced thin
- 3 large cloves of garlic, chopped (optional)
- 4 medium zucchinis, sliced and diced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of sea salt
- pinch of chili flakes
Directions:
- In a heavy-bottomed saucepan or Dutch oven, heat the olive oil and leeks over medium heat and sauté, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, or until soft.
- Add the garlic, zucchini, salt, and chili flakes, cover the pan, and steam over medium-low heat for 10 minutes, or until the zucchini is just tender.
- Transfer the mixture to a high-powered blender with 2 cups of water and blend until very smooth. Taste for seasoning and serve hot or cold.
- Garnish with very thinly sliced zucchini to add texture.
Source: Photo: Ditte Isager / It’s All Easy
Anne
Can’t wait to try….. sounds fab!
Diana
Yummmmmm!
Lisa
One of my absolute favorites from this book! Few, flavorful ingredients – perfection. XO
Jennifer
Made this today — substituted a large chopped onion for the leeks since that’s what I had on hand — and it is SO good! Perfect rainy day comfort food. May use chicken or vegetable broth next time for even more flavor. Thanks for posting!
Karima
Onions work just as well. I keep a couple bags of Trader Joes frozen sliced leeks on hand for this recipe. They make the prep process so much quicker. Also, I’ve added chicken broth too and even bone broth on occasion when I want to give it more depth and protein.