Summer Courgette Soup With A Hint Of Spice!

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 courgettes
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 vegetable stock cube
• 1 pint water
• salt
• pepper
• 1 pinch dried chili pepper flakes (generous)
• 1 onion (large)
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 prepare the ingredients by washing and roughly chopping the courgettes into small chunks, chopping the onion and crushing the garlic.
• 2 over a medium heat, melt the butter in a suitable saucepan.
• 3 add garlic and onion and fry until soft.
• 4 add courgettes and 'sweat' them until they start to go soft. add chilli flakes.
• 5 meanwhile, boil the kettle with just over a pint of water. make up vegetable stock.
• 6 add to saucepan and cook courgettes over a medium heat for around 10-15mins until they are soft. season to taste and add extra chilli if needed.
• 7 use a blender to liquify.
• 8 serve! lovely with fresh bread or rice cakes.