Zucchini Tomato Soup II

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"A great way to use up all those extra fresh tomatoes and zucchini from the garden during late summer. My family loves this soup! If you like, this soup can be thinned with a little bit of milk or cream."

PREP TIME	30 Min
COOK TIME	35 Min
READY IN	1 Hr 5 Min

SERVINGS & SCALING

Original recipe yield: 10 servings

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INGREDIENTS

1 pound zucchini, sliced
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 cups chicken broth
1 large tomato, chopped
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon white sugar
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
salt and pepper to taste

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DIRECTIONS

In a large colander, sprinkle salt over zucchini slices. Let stand 30 minutes to drain then pat dry.
In a stockpot, heat vegetable oil over medium high heat. Sautee zucchini onion and garlic in the hot oil for about 10 minutes or until onions are translucent. Stir in the chicken broth and tomato; simmer for 20 minutes. Remove the vegetables from the broth using a slotted spoon and puree them in a blender or food processor.
Return the pureed vegetables to the stockpot and stir in the lemon juice, sugar, oregano, basil, parsley and nutmeg. Season with Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for an additional 5 minutes.

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Reviewed on Sep. 19, 2003 by ELIZZYC

Great way to use up those end-of-the-summer veggies. Have already made it twice - first time added some pasta to make it more of a meal, second time served it as an appetizer topped with fresh grated parmesan cheese. Delish! Used all the seasonings from the recipe, but increased them by quite a bit - was a teeny bit bland to start with.

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Reviewed on Sep. 19, 2003 by I'm nuts too...

I agree that this is a great way to use up garden veges, however it had the look and texture of jarred baby food carrots (it was odd that it turned orange). I would recommend deseeding the zucchini because it had seeds in it that didn't puree. Although it didn't taste bad, but it wasn't "wow" either. Thanks anyway Beverly. ;)

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