Creamy Summer Squash Soup

I adapted this recipe from another I'd come across and created something a little more hearty and creamy. All it needs is the right combination of spices. This is an extremely simple soup to create, and it goes well with any type of hearth or grainy bread.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 163 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
• 1 cup half-and-half cream
• 2 cups vegetable stock
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh tarragon
• ground white pepper to taste
• coarse sea salt to taste
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice, or more to taste
• 6 small yellow summer squash, trimmed and coarsely chopped
• 1 large zucchini, trimmed and coarsely chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place the summer squash, zucchini, vegetable stock, half-and-half, and tarragon into a large soup pot; bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Pour the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until nearly smooth, and pour into a clean pot. Alternately, you can use a stick blender and puree the soup right in the cooking pot.

Step 3

Sprinkle the Cheddar cheese into the hot soup, and allow to melt; stir until thoroughly mixed. Stir in the lemon juice, and top with a sprinkling of tarragon to serve.