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What a cold day! It makes you want to crawl under the covers and stay in bed all day. But something delicious to eat wouldn’t be bad either! We need something very simple… but it should also taste good… and of course it should be fresh… hmmm… a soup, perfetto! Allora… let’s whip up a delicious Vellutata di zucchine…. andiamo!
Ingredients list
- 1 kg zucchini
- 200 g leeks
- 50 ml olive oil extra virgin
- 300 ml vegetable broth
- 100 ml liquid cream
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
Equipment
Directions
- Peel the leeks, remove the ends and cut into thin rings. Wash the zucchini as well and remove the two ends. Then cut into coarse slices.1 kg zucchini, 200 g leeks
- Heat the olive oil in a pot and sweat the leek rings in it for about 4 minutes. Add the zucchini slices, season with salt and pepper, mix well and cook on high heat for 5 minutes.50 ml olive oil extra virgin, salt, pepper
- Deglaze with vegetable broth and simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes.300 ml vegetable broth
- Then finely puree with a hand blender until a nice cream is formed. Add the liquid cream and stir thoroughly. Simmer gently again for 10 minutes.100 ml liquid cream
- Using a pastry scraper, push the soup through a sieve into another pot to get a nice smooth consistency.
- Divide everything among deep plates, garnish with a little pepper and serve fresh!Buon appetito!
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