I’ve made the best soup in the world. Yes, it sounds a bold claim to make but I truly believe this vegan courgette and broad bean soup is the nicest soup I’ve ever had. I used up the courgette and broad beans I had left over in my veg box and to spice it up a bit, I added some chilli and fennel which totally brought the soup to life, giving it a taste not dissimilar to Thai green curry.
If you like a smooth soup, you can fully blend it, or leave it chunky and just blend some of it, as I’ve done here. Blending some of it gives it a wonderful creamy taste and texture without adding extra calories from cream or cashews. As usual, I blended it in my Optimum G2.1 blender – I really can’t recommend this blender enough; it’s revolutionised my soup-making.
By the way, a few weeks ago I bought a big bag of frozen crushed garlic from Asda for 97p. It’s great – it’s 100% garlic and so convenient to have in the freezer on standby in case you’ve run out of fresh garlic (I should probably confess I haven’t bought any fresh garlic since buying this frozen garlic, it’s that good).
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 125g broad beans
- 1 courgette, sliced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 500ml vegetable stock
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- Chilli powder to taste
- salt and pepper
- Heat the olive oil in a large pan and fry the onion and garlic for a few minutes, until the onion is soft
- Add the sliced courgette and fry for another couple of minutes
- Add the broad beans, stock, fennel seeds, chilli powder and season with salt and pepper
- Bring to the boil and let simmer for about 10-15 minutes, or until the courgette and broad beans are cooked
- Pour a third of the soup into a blender and blend on high speed, then return to the pan and warm through
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10 comments
I think you’re right Cathy, that does indeed sound like the best soup ever. Anything with chilli and broad beans falls into ‘best ever’ category for me really. Yum!
It’s definitely a combination I’ll be experimenting with again!
Delicious, lovely veggies and also perfect for these cold spring days the weather cannot make its mind up.
this sounds delicious, love the combination of courgette and chilli – never fails!
Ooh now I love the idea of bringing the flavours of a Thai curry to a freshly made soup! Excellent idea!
The soup looks so flavorful and enticing.
Courgette and chili are always amazing together. This sounds gorgeous! Perfect for a grey, drizzly day like today to bring a bit of comfort 🙂
I’m very excited about trying this soup – it’s already on the plan for the weekend 🙂
The first time I made courgette soup I expected it to be a bit watery and insubstantial and was amazed by what a good soup they make. The addition of broad beans, fennel seeds and chilli sounds like a very good idea!
Oooh what lovely flavours you’ve put into this jolly green soup – it’s just clouded over so i’m tempted try this recipe instead of the salad I did have planned!