Coriander and Courgette Soup

Name: Coriander and Courgette Soup
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Mexico
Ingredients: 6 tbsp dry mashed potato; 60 g/ 2 oz chopped coriander leaves; 125 ml/ 4 fl oz crème fraîche; salt and pepper; 1.5 litres/ 2¾ pints light chicken or vegetable stock; 225 g/ 8 oz onion, diced; 2 small hot chillies, deseeded and sliced into rings; little milk (optional); crisp fried tortilla chips (optional); 3 tbsp olive oil; large bunch of coriander, with roots; 500 g/ 1 lb2 oz courgettes

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Daily Mail Modern British Cookbook

By Alastair Little and Richard Whittington

Published 1998

About

Strongly flavoured herbs like coriander can be used to advantage in soup and sauces, where small amounts have a big impact. This recipe is from Mexico.

Ingredients

500 g/ 1 lb2 oz courgettes
large bunch

Americas
Mexico
Spicy
Soup
Vegetarian

Method

Cut the courgettes into quarters, then across into batons. Cook with 60–85 g/ 2–3 oz chopped coriander roots, 2 tablesp