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Zucchini and mint soup with grilled flatbread

Zucchini and mint soup with grilled flatbread

This fresh soup makes a lovely light weeknight supper. For a vegetarian version, simply replace the chicken stock with vegetable stock.

Zucchini and mint soup with grilled flatbread

Serves 4
Cooking Time 30 mins
2 tbsp   olive oil
1   onion, finely chopped
3   garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1   small red chilli, finely chopped, plus extra thinly sliced to serve
1 kg   small zucchini (about 10), diced
700 ml   hot chicken stock
½ cup   (loosely packed) mint
To serve:   Greek-style yoghurt, lemon wedges and grilled flatbread
To serve:   extra-virgin olive oil


1 Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and chilli and stir occasionally until tender (5-6 minutes). Add zucchini and stir occasionally until bright green (4-5 minutes), add hot stock, increase heat to high and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium, simmer until zucchini is just tender (4-5 minutes), process with a hand-held blender until smooth and season to taste. Divide soup among bowls, top with mint, yoghurt and chilli, drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and serve hot with lemon wedges and grilled flatbread.

This recipe is from the March 2012 issue of Australian Gourmet Traveller.

RECIPE Alice Storey PHOTOGRAPHY Ben Dearnley STYLING Geraldine Muñoz & Alice Storey


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