30/01/13 - Healthy Courgette Soup

Soup is my go-to simple meal; you can make a big batch when you have a spare hour and eat it for the whole week if you fancy!  Freeze it, refrigerate it, or do what I do and offer it around to your housemates.  It's warm and comforting, and most importantly for students; really cheap.  You just need some vegetables and a kettle, really.  Much more cost-effective and better for you than synthetic tinned soups.

Today's recipe is not one of my own - I borrowed it from the wonderful Gemma of Gemsmaquillage.  But it's really tasty, super healthy and one of the easiest things in the world.  You can find Gemma's recipe on her blog here and I'll pop the video below.  



Personally, I adapted it a little to suit my own tastes; for some reason, I found my soup to be a little bitter so I cooked up some carrots as an afterthought and popped them in to add some sweetness.

As you can see, really simple and perfect to whip up at a weekend for weekday lunchtimes.  I have taken to having a soup starter while my tea cooks, because I have no patience.  My housemates all seem to be suffering with various cold-type symptoms at the moment, so hopefully this will go down well with them, alongside a Lemsip and a hot water bottle.

What's your favourite soup recipe?  I always like to try new things, so pop suggestions down in the comments!