Courgette Soup

I had a few courgettes in the garden which needed picking before they grew too large, and to allow the smaller ones to develop a bit quicker. I decided to try out a soup from scratch with no recipe and see how it turned out. It actually tastes pretty good, considering how simple it is.



The recipe:

1 Medium Onion (about 200g) thinly sliced
300g Courgette roughly chopped
10g butter.
1tsp dried oregano

1) Brown the onion in the butter (about 10 - 15 mins)
2) Add the courgette - keep on a low heat for about 10mins.
3) Add the oregano - low heat for another 10 mins until the courgette is tender.
4) Add enough stock to cover the contents of the pan and simmer for 30-40 mins.
5) Blend into a smooth soup. Add salt/pepper/Tabasco etc to taste and serve.

This does about 2 small servings, so ideal as a starter. It works out at about 100kcal per serving, due largely to the butter, but on the plus side contains almost 20% of the daily fibre, and around half the daily recommended Vitamin C.