Yellow Squash Soup

Name: Yellow Squash Soup
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 garlic cloves, minced; 1 medium leek (white serving only), chopped; 2 Tbsps lemon juice; 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel; 944 milliliters reduced-sodium chicken broth; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 Tbsp shredded Parmesan cheese; 0 teaspoons hot pepper sauce; 0 teaspoons salt; 2 larges sweet onions, chopped; 4 fresh thyme sprigs; 6 mediums yellow summer squash, seeded and cubed

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Yellow Squash Soup a try. This recipe serves 8. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 114 calories, 5g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 50 minutes. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. If you have summer squash, salt, lemon juice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Creamy Yellow Summer Squash Soup, Yellow Summer Squash and Corn Soup, and Yellow Summer Squash and Corn Soup.

Instructions

In a large saucepan, saute onions and leek in oil until tender.

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Leek

Cooking Oil

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Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer.

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Garlic

Add squash; saute 5 minutes. Stir in the broth, thyme and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until squash is tender.

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Salt

Discard thyme sprigs. Cool slightly. In a blender, process soup in batches until smooth. Return all to the pan. Stir in lemon juice and hot pepper sauce; heat through.

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Hot Sauce

Fresh Thyme

Lemon Juice

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Sprinkle each serving with cheese and lemon peel.

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Servings:

garlic cloves, minced 1medium

leek (white serving only), chopped 2Tbsps

lemon juice 2teaspoons

grated lemon peel 944milliliters

reduced-sodium chicken broth 2Tbsps

olive oil 1Tbsp

shredded Parmesan cheese 0teaspoons

hot pepper sauce 0teaspoons

salt 2larges

sweet onions, chopped 4

fresh thyme sprigs 6mediums

yellow summer squash, seeded and cubed

Recommended wine: Sparkling Wine, Sparkling Rose

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