Courgette soup

With us getting loads of courgettes and not having enough time to eat them all,I decided to look around for some other ways to eat them. I found a website  www.mycookinghut.com with a simple recipe on making  soup and other brilliant recipes. 

Easy Zucchini (Courgette) Soup

Yield: 4 persons

Ingredients:

1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, peeled and chopped
800g courgettes/zucchini, cut into slices (reserved some and thinly sliced for serving)
2 bay leaves
700ml vegetable stock
50g freshly grated parmesan, optional (for serving)
salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Heat the oil in a heavy-based pan over a medium heat. Cook the onions for about 5 minutes until they start to soften. Add the courgettes and bay leaves. Cook until the courgettes start to soften.

2. Pour in the vegetable stock and bring to the boil for a few seconds. Turn down the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Remove from the heat.

3. Use a food processor or blender to blend until smooth. Reheat the soup. Ladle the soup into bowls and top with some thinly sliced raw courgette. Sprinkle with some grated parmesan, if liked.