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Courgette Soup

Updated 19 March 2024 Published 8 December 2014 44 Comments

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A frugal Courgette Soup flavoured with garlic, basil and Parmesan cheese – perfect as a starter or light lunch.

Courgette Soup with garlic, basil and parmesan cheese. Healthy, vegetarian, frugal, economical, cheap, quick, easy, broth,

I was recently asked if I had a Courgette Soup  (aka zucchini) recipe on Twitter so after flicking through some old recipes of my mother’s I came up with this recipe.

Back in the 70’s my mother went to cookery evening classes as she was a very keen cook and always wanted to learn more.

The recipe I found was very basic from one of these classes, so I decided to add garlic, basil and Parmesan to it.

I have a feeling that courgettes were more of a delicacy back in the 70’s and hence this soup is more broth-like in consistency and a few ingredients go a very long way.

I used 3 very large courgettes and 2 large onions and this provided soup for myself and my husband for 5 lunches.

The soup improved with age as the flavours matured so if you can make it a day in advance all the better.

This soup would make a great starter as it’s not going to fill you up or have it with a sandwich at lunchtime to warm you up on a cold day (which is what we did). If you have one of those thermal mugs it would be great to take to work as you could easily sip it at your desk.

Courgette Soup with garlic, basil and parmesan cheese. Healthy, vegetarian, frugal, economical, cheap, quick, easy, broth,
And here’s the Courgette Soup modelling another bowl:-)

This Courgette Soup is not only economical but it’s so quick and easy to make.  I will make it again soon as hubby and I enjoyed it immensely.

More Courgette Recipes

For more courgette-inspired dishes you might like to check out:

  • Caramelised Courgette Soup – Fab Food 4 All
  • Leek & Courgette Soup – Fab Food 4 All
  • Kousa Mahshi (Lebanese Stuffed Courgettes) – Cook Sister
  • Courgette, Goat’s Cheese and Mint Fritatta – Kavey Eats
  • Courgette Spaghetti Alredo – Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary
  • Turkish Zucchini Fritters – Tinned Tomatoes

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Courgette Soup

A frugal courgette soup, almost broth, flavoured with garlic, basil and parmesan cheese – perfect as a light starter or to have with your lunch.
Course Appetiser, Light Lunch, Starter
Cuisine British
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes minutes
Total Time 30 minutes minutes
Servings 8 – 10
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 25 g Unsalted butter
  • 2 tblsp Olive oil
  • 2 Large Onions finely diced
  • 3 Large garlic cloves
  • 900 g Courgettes slices
  • 1 ½ tsp Dried basil
  • 1.7 Litres Vegetable stock
  • Freshly ground salt & pepper
  • 60 g Parmesan or vegetarian hard cheese grated
  • Garnish optional

Garnish

  • Parmesan shavings or vegetarian hard cheese
  • 1 pinch dried basil
  • 1 drizzle extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

  • Heat the butter and oil in a large pan and gently sweat the onions and garlic under a lid, stirring occasionally until softened but not coloured (about 10 minutes).
  • Add the courgettes, basil, seasoning and stock.
  • Bring to boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes or until courgettes are softened.
  • Blend soup (I use a stick blender) then add grated parmesan.
  • Check seasoning and serve garnished with parmesan slithers, dried basil and drizzle of olive oil.

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  1. Ann

    15/05/2024 at 4:30 pm

    Use empty 2 ltr milk cartons as a mini green house/slug deterant. Cut of bottom and remove lid. Make a mini trench round base place over courgette plant and fill in trench.
    Broken egg shells inside are a further deterant. Water through lid until plant is big. Ann

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  2. Tina Freer Kidd

    29/01/2020 at 10:39 am

    Can’t stop making this, it’s so delicious. I sometimes find courgettes quite boring…..not here, though, they make a really interesting and tasty soup and this recipe is so simple. And do try growing them, they’re easy. You just need to keep a regular eye on them because they have a habit of turning into marrows if you look away (or go away!) I collect soup recipes and I’ll give this one 6*stars !!

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    • Camilla

      29/01/2020 at 10:59 am

      Thank you so much! I may well have a go a growing courgettes, I have a multipack of seeds which I think includes them! Just need to find some space to grow them in or maybe get a grow bag. I do have rhubarb which is a start:-)

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  3. Lynn Poole

    03/11/2017 at 10:36 pm

    Slither ?

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    • Camilla

      03/11/2017 at 11:41 pm

      Have I said that instead of sliver?

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  4. Heather

    18/02/2016 at 9:28 pm

    XOXO shared on FB. Looks YUM. You had me at the parmesan. I would use chicken broth, though… home made. Mmmmmm.

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    • Camilla

      19/02/2016 at 12:01 am

      Thank you Heather, very kind:-)

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  5. Martina Evans

    25/12/2015 at 2:33 am

    What a delicious soup! I too like courgettes so this is just fab, can’t wait to try it!

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  6. Paul Wilson

    04/06/2015 at 12:16 am

    My courgettes are already planted for this year.

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    • Camilla

      04/06/2015 at 9:37 am

      Oh I wish I had green fingers, but whenever I’ve tried growing veg the pests get their wicked way before any harvesting ever happens! Never attempted courgettes though!

      Reply
  7. Paul Wilson

    31/01/2015 at 12:03 am

    Always need more uses for courgette come the summer.

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  8. Fuss Free Helen

    26/01/2015 at 8:16 pm

    Just catching up – lovely frugal recipe as always Camilla.

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    • Camilla

      26/01/2015 at 10:04 pm

      Thanks Helen:-)

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  9. Kaci Soderstrom

    22/01/2015 at 3:25 pm

    Never thought about making soup with courgette. Great idea.

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  10. Tina L-D

    18/01/2015 at 11:49 am

    great recipe, love courgettes and love soup, especially when the weather is like it is at the moment

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  11. Ursula Hunt

    14/01/2015 at 11:04 am

    Snowing in Yorkshire, definately time for home made soups

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    • Camilla

      14/01/2015 at 11:38 am

      Well that’s just not fair! Not a flake here in Surrey!

      Reply
  12. Maya Russell

    04/01/2015 at 1:14 pm

    Have to use this when we get loads of courgettes this summer.

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  13. Maddy

    03/01/2015 at 12:31 pm

    OOH, good timing!
    Bought 4 courgettes for 10p yellow label at Mr T’s the other day. Was going to make some ratatouille for the freezer, but this looks far more interesting!

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    • Camilla

      03/01/2015 at 1:58 pm

      Fab, if you prefer a thicker soup just use less stock but we enjoyed this thin broth for a change along with our lunch time sandwiches:-)

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  14. Jacqueline Meldrum

    01/01/2015 at 3:26 pm

    Nice recipe Camilla.

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    • Camilla

      01/01/2015 at 5:18 pm

      Thanks Jacqueline:-)

      Reply
  15. Sadhna Grover

    29/12/2014 at 5:13 am

    I love courgette. I would love to try this soup. I was using this veg in making a side dish with potatoes or lentils.
    Thanks for sharing.

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    • Camilla

      29/12/2014 at 12:46 pm

      Thanks:-)

      Reply
  16. Maddy

    11/12/2014 at 9:02 pm

    Going to have to remember this one for when we get another glut!

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    • Camilla

      11/12/2014 at 9:32 pm

      Great:-)

      Reply
  17. Paul Wilson

    10/12/2014 at 12:05 am

    I bet it’s great with some nice, fresh, crusty bread.

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  18. Urvashi

    09/12/2014 at 8:36 pm

    I love courgettes. We grew yellow ones this year and last and I did a soup with some feta gremolata on top. It’s just one of those that I think would also work cold in summer

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    • Camilla

      11/12/2014 at 5:54 pm

      Yes I think it would be great chilled too:-) Lucky you having green fingers!

      Reply
  19. Ursula Hunt

    09/12/2014 at 7:54 am

    Great recipe for the summer as we get loads of courgettes on the allotment

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    • Camilla

      09/12/2014 at 8:41 am

      Thanks Ursula:-)

      Reply
  20. Paul Wilson

    09/12/2014 at 12:07 am

    Nice one, I’ll make a note for when there are more courgettes than you can shake a stick at next year.

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    • Camilla

      09/12/2014 at 8:43 am

      Thanks Paul:-)

      Reply
  21. Michelle @ Greedy Gourmet

    08/12/2014 at 2:32 pm

    I’m partial to thicker soups, so whenever a recipe sounds like it has too much liquid in it, I reduce the amount. More water can always be added at a later stage. You should try adding avocado before blending!

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  22. Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche

    08/12/2014 at 2:30 pm

    I absolutely love courgettes, strangely I don’t think I’ve ever had courgette soup!! This one looks wonderful though 🙂

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    • Camilla

      08/12/2014 at 9:49 pm

      Thanks Becca, I hadn’t either so once I was asked the seed was sown:-)

      Reply
  23. Harriet

    08/12/2014 at 2:27 pm

    Looks yummy! Can’t wait to try it

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    • Camilla

      08/12/2014 at 9:51 pm

      Thanks Harriet:-)

      Reply
  24. Michelle Utterlyscrummy

    08/12/2014 at 2:23 pm

    What a delicious soup! 🙂 We’ve been eating more soup lately as it is a great filler before dinner and also fab for getting extra vitamins into us during the cold weather.

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    • Camilla

      08/12/2014 at 9:52 pm

      Thanks Michelle – it really helped heat us up as it’s got so cold lately:-)

      Reply
  25. Elizabeth

    08/12/2014 at 2:02 pm

    What a lovely starter this would be – beautiful colour too! Thank you for sharing with the No Waste Food Challenge 🙂

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    • Camilla

      08/12/2014 at 9:53 pm

      Thank you Elizabeth:-)

      Reply
  26. Kavey

    08/12/2014 at 1:01 pm

    I love courgettes, we did a lovely courgette and blue cheese soup this year, which was good. I think my favourite recipe using our glut this year was the sausage-ragu stuffed courgettes. Thank you so much for sharing my frittata. X

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    • Camilla

      08/12/2014 at 1:23 pm

      A pleasure Kavey:-)

      Reply

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