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Chilled zucchini soup topped with ricotta salata and basil oil

Servings:
Makes 4to 6 servings
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Ingredients

For soup
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon medium onion, peeled and sliced
  • 2 clove garlic, peeled and sliced
  • 6 clove medium zucchini, trimmed and cut into 1/4 inch rounds
  • 4 clove to 6 cups vegetable broth
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
For basil oil
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon medium onion, peeled and sliced
  • 2 clove garlic, peeled and sliced
  • 6 clove medium zucchini, trimmed and cut into 1/4 inch rounds
  • 4 clove to 6 cups vegetable broth
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 cup basil leaves
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Preparation

Baking Directions:

In a small soup pot, heat olive oil and sauté onion and garlic until soft.

Add cumin and stir for a minute.

Add zucchini and cover with vegetable broth.

Bring to a boil then lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes.

Take off heat and coolMake basil oil.

In food processor, puree 1 cup basil leaves with 1 clove garlic.

add oil while machine is running.

You can puree soup using a hand blender or the vitamix.

Top each soup with shaved ricotta salata and drizzle with basil oil