Zucchini Garlic Soup

Zucchini garlic soup is a healthy, low-fat option that tastes decadent and creamy without the use of any cream. Pureed white beans add thickness and body to this light but satisfying soup. This is a delicious way to use all your zucchini (or courgette) from the garden. Bonus: it’s gluten-free.

This zucchini garlic soup is simple and healthy. It tastes like we added a lot of cream but that is just not the case! It’s the puréed white beans that does the magic in this healthy, delicious soup! Drizzle the top with some extra virgin olive oil, sprinkle some chopped chives or basil over it then serve it up with some crusty bread and a salad.

Courgette or Zucchini?

Another name for zucchini is courgette. Depending on where you live, you may be more familiar with the name “courgette”. The term zucchini has Italian origins, but the phrase courgette is from French origins. They are two different names for the same fruit. So if you are looking for courgette and garlic soup, this is the recipe for you.

Ingredients You Will Need:

Here is the list of ingredients you will need to make this creamy, creamless zucchini soup.

• Olive oil.
• Onions.
• Garlic. We use a LOT of garlic in this soup. If you want to use more than the recipe calls for, feel free.
• Zucchini. There are several types of zucchini or courgettes. Use whatever you have on hand. The color of your zucchini will affect the color of the soup but the flavor will still be superb.
• White beans. We used canned white beans to make this fast and easy soup. You can use navy beans, Great Northern, or Cannellini. You can even cook your own Mayocoba beans if you want.
• Broth. We used chicken broth but if you want to keep this soup vegetarian then you can use vegetable broth.
• White wine. If you don’t want to cook with alcohol then just use a bit more broth or replace the wine with some water.
• Salt and pepper.

Making the Soup Smooth:

You can leave the zucchini soup chunky and brothy but we really like the creamy texture that it gets when it is pureed.

One of my favorite tools in the kitchen is an emersion blender. It allows you to blend hot liquids right in the pot. It is portable, easy to store and makes clean up fast.

I use it to puree soups all the time. It is so much easier and safer than using a standard blender for hot liquids. If you try to blend hot soup in a standard blender you could end up with an explosion of soup all over the kitchen. The hot air in a standard blender will expand, pushing off the lid and blowing the hot soup out of the top.

You can puree soup in a blender if you use caution but you won’t ever want to if you have an emersion blender. It makes your work in the kitchen so easy. I don’t just use it for pureeing soup.

I make pesto, sauces, hummus, aioli, smoothies and chopped nuts with an emersion blender. It is truly one of my favorite kitchen tools.

Healthy Zucchini Soup:

This zucchini garlic soup is perfect for those who want the taste of a creamy soup without all the fat. It’s gluten-free, low in calories, and high in protein from the beans. The creaminess comes from pureeing the beans and zucchini and will trick your taste buds.

Useful tools:

• Emersion blender,
• large pot,
• food processor

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This recipe was originally published on August 3, 2015. We updated the photos but left some of the original photos below.