Creamy Courgette, Cashew & Mixed Herb

Name: Creamy Courgette, Cashew & Mixed Herb
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil or butter; 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped; 1 large carrot, peeled and roughly chopped; 1 tablespoon olive oil or butter; 1 onion, peeled and roughly chopped; a handful fresh mixed herbs (or 1 teaspoon dried mixed herbs); a handful fresh mixed herbs (or 1 teaspoon dried mixed herbs); 2 or 3 courgettes, roughly chopped; 50 g unsalted cashew nuts; salt and freshly ground black pepper; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 stock cubes

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Seasonal Soups

By Fraser Reid

Published 2019

About

This soup is light and incredibly smooth and creamy, and it can be enjoyed hot or chilled. It is also pretty cheap to make at this time of year. Any mixture of fresh herbs would work – I like basil, parsley and oregano.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil or butter
1 onion, peeled and roughly chopped
2

Soup
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
July
Summer

Method

Heat the oil or butter in a pot on a medium-low heat. Fry the onion and garlic for 5–10 minutes until they are soft but not coloured.

Add the carrots, courgettes, cashews and mixed herbs to the pot, mixing everything together.

Pour in 1.2 litres of boiling water, crumble in the stoc