Simple Cucumber Soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 tablespoon butter, or more to taste
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small yellow onion, chopped
• 1 large clove garlic, minced
• 2 large english cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 small zucchinis, peeled and thinly sliced
• 3 cups vegetable broth

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• melt butter with the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. cook and stir onion and garlic in the butter mixture until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. add cucumber and zucchini slices; cook and stir until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. pour vegetable broth over the mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and let simmer until the vegetables are cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. remove from heat and cool a few minutes.
• pour soup into a blender no more than half full. cover and hold lid in place with a towel; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. puree in batches until smooth.