Courgette & tomato soup

Courgette & tomato soup

Batch cook a vegetable soup when you have a seasonal bounty and you'll always have a healthy meal in the freezer

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 35 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat

Method

  1. Melt the butter in a large pan, add the onions and courgettes, and cook for 5 mins on a medium heat, stirring occasionally.
  2. Add the tomatoes and flour. Cook for a couple of mins, stirring around to stop the flour from becoming lumpy. Add the turmeric and stock, cover and simmer for 30 mins.
  3. Purée with a stick blender, then sieve if you want a really smooth texture. Serve hot with crusty bread, if you like, or chill, then freeze for up to 2 months.

PER SERVING

90 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 12g, fat 3 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 4g, sugar 8g, salt 0.8 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2012.

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  • 15 September 2012

    tracy rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really Nice Tasty Soup! Easy to make and great for freezing for tasty lunches later in the week! I halved the quantities and it still made loads! Will def make again!

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  • 16 September 2012

    Beth rated this recipe

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  • 16 September 2012

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  • 17 September 2012

    Claire commented on this recipe

    I found this soup surprisingly tasty given the simplicity of the ingredients. It's not the most amazing soup ever but as a very low calorie dish, it is fab for dieters. It makes a whopping 4 liters so the 90 cal serving is a pretty generous 500ml. A fab find for my 5:2 diet fast days.

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  • 17 September 2012

    Claire rated this recipe

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  • 20 September 2012

    dobsy commented on this recipe

    yes i added chillies for a bit of spice an heat

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  • 21 September 2012

    Soraya rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very easy to make - absolutely delicious. My kids loved it! I added a small amount of hot sauce to it and grated cheese on top with Greek yoghurt for the kids, but I had it as it came. Absolutely a firm favourite - it made a huge quantity but was so delicious we ate the lot!

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  • 26 September 2012

    Kelvin rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very tasty and filling, I added roasted cumin seeds ground down to a powder and Passata instead of whole tomatoes.

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  • 27 September 2012

    skd83 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Easy to make, good for dieters or those watching their weight, and fairly tasty.

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  • 27 September 2012

    Dobenut rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    My husband said before I made this "I don't like courgettes" but he soon changed his mind and loved this soup, nice and tasty.

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  • 30 September 2012

    Embob rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I halved this recipe and it still made 5 lunch sized portions. I added some chilli flakes and it worked really well. Really warming but low healthy. Great way to use up courgettes dusting the glut season.

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  • 30 September 2012

    Jan Reid rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I loved this soup, as did my kids and my parents. It does make a lot so great for the freezer too. Very simple soup and tasty, great for those fussy kids that don't like bits and you don't have to say there is any courgettes in it at all, it'll fool most into a type of tomato soup

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  • 02 October 2012

    Emma_J rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    I found this bland and insipid. Actually couldn't eat it!

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  • 03 October 2012

    Kochin_Veronica rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Another incredibly tasty soup from your site. Adding some chilly flakes does give it that special kick. I served it with spelt bread croutons and it tasted wonderfully:) I simply adore BBC GoodFood!

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    09 October 2012

    Ted rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    A really good recipe although I do add crème fraîche after it has been blitzed. I realise that the soup cannot be frozen after that has been added but the soup is usually eaten all up, so no need to freeze. If you think it is bland then add something extra. Experiment with herbs and spices.

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  • 10 October 2012

    CowleenMc commented on this recipe

    This makes loads but freezes well. I used veg stock-pots and it was really tasty.

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  • 03 December 2012

    Rowena rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Just made a big batch of this. Its really delicious! Im not a huge fan of putting flour into things to thicken them so I used red split lentils instead. I also didnt have any turmeric so left this out completely. I thought that this may make it a little bland but it didnt. Reaaly lovely soup. A definate keeper

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  • 05 December 2012

    Mona rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I increased the turmeric to 1½tsp because I found it very bland and this really helped. This made about 10 plates of soup, so I freezed half of it. The other half we had it in two days so let me tell you, better the second day. (4 stars for the second day)

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  • 06 January 2013

    Jan Reid commented on this recipe

    loved this soup, a definite favourite and the kids loved it, great way to use up courgettes and you'd never know the soup was so healthy

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  • 26 February 2013

    Marie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I added some fresh chilli and garlic at the beginning before adding the onion and courgette which gave the soup a nice kick. didn't have any turmeric so went without. I used half the quantities and it made loads. Really nice soup, will make again to take to work for lunch.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 35 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 2 onions , chopped
  • 1kg courgettes , sliced
  • 1kg tomatoes , chopped
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • 2l chicken or vegetable stock from cubes
  • crusty bread , to serve (optional)
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PER SERVING

90 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 12g, fat 3 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 4g, sugar 8g, salt 0.8 g

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