i ♥ soup.

i do ....i really do. i am a total soup nut. although i tend to forget about it in the summer daze. well, at least until i have tomatoes up to my eyeballs.

but i just found this beaut @ annabels blog  it has even surpassed leek and potato as number ONE in my books. big ask i know.

it's not the prettiest of soup. it doesn't have the glossy orange of pumpkin, or the rustic charm of minestrone. but good god it is summer in a bowl.

i am pleased to introduce my version of.....

Tuscan courgette soup.

1kg of small green courgette. (i had a couple of big guys that i left in the garden too long...just had a take the white spongy seed part out...did the trick perfectly!)
3 tbsp olive oil
4 cloves garlic
30-40 basil leaves
1 tsp salt
pepper
4 cups chicken stock
1 tbsp italian parsley, chopped
50g parmesan.

heat oil in a large pot, add chopped courgette (about 1 cm diced) and chopped garlic. cook for a few minutes to soften. add salt and pepper. add stock and herbs. cook for 10 or so minutes. put in batches in blender. put back on stove and stir in parmesan.  taadaaa!!

i added some extra chopped italian parsley. good god man... it is delicious.

i had it for lunch and then dinner again after an afternoon of swimming with my girls. Lars made cheese and bacon mousetraps (cheesy toast). i know, i know. heaven!