Chilled Zucchini Soup with Fresh Vegetable Salsa

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Southern Living magazine-Cham and Edie Light

Categories: soups

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp. butter
  • 1/2 cup chopped purple onion
  • 2 Lbs. zucchini, coarsely chopped
  • 1 cup chopped green onions
  • 2 cups low-sodium fat-free chicken broth
  • 2 cups nonfat buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup light sour cream
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/8 tsp. freshly ground pepper
  • Fresh vegetable salsa:
  • 1/2 cup peeled, seeded, and diced cucumber
  • 1/2 cup diced zucchini
  • 1 medium tomato, peeled, seeded and diced
  • 2 Tbsp. diced purple onion
  • 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 tsp. lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp. red wine vinegar
  • 1/8 tsp. garlic salt

Directions

  1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add purple onion, and sauté until tender. Add zucchini, and sauté 10 minutes or until tender. Stir in chopped green onions.
  2. Process sautéed vegetables, broth, and next 3 ingredients in batches in a blender until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides. Stir in salt and pepper. Cover and chill. Top each serving with 1/3 cup Fresh Vegetable Salsa.
  3. Fresh Vegetable Salsa:

  4. Stir together all ingredients in a bowl; cover and chill Drain before serving.
  5. makes 1 3/4 cups

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