Or maybe it is?  Our weather has been so wonky this summer, one day it feels like soup or stew weather, and the next it’s a salad day.  However, the salad days have actually been few and far between.  And as to the soup, well, I adore a good bowl of soup anytime of the year-especially at lunch time.  There’s just something absolutely delightful about a bowl of soup and a hunk of bread at lunchtime, that I could eat it every day of my life and be a happy camper.  Of course, it helps that soup has limitless possibilities, and I seldom make the same one twice in a row.

Today’s soup utilizes some of the bounty of summer that is showing up at the markets in full force. This Spinach-Zucchini Soup from the Septemeber 2009 edition of Vegetarian Times fits the bill as a perfect lunch soup.  It’s light in flavor, refreshing, but just hearty enough to ward off a hungry belly for a few hours.  It also is incredibly quick and easy to put together- it definitely took less than 30 minutes from start to finish.  The only change I made was to eliminate the mint- I’m just not much of a fan, although I do like it from time to time.  Instead, I used fresh basil, but in retrospect, I think fresh dill would have been an even better compliment to the bright lemon flavor. Don’t skip the lemon- it totally made the soup, and was just as tasty the next day. Oh, and as I always find with Vegetarian Times recipes, it really needed seasoning at the end- so feel free to add salt and pepper to taste.

zucchini soup

Spinach-Zucchini Soup

1 1/2 TBS olive oil
1 large onion, diced (2 cups)
1 medium zucchini, cut into 3/4 inch pieces (2 cups)
2 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups cooked white beans, such as cannellini (or 1 15-oz can, rinsed and drained)
4 cups baby spinach (4 ozs)
2 TBS lemon juice (freshly squeezes)
2 tsp grated lemon zest (I used zest from 1/2 a lemon)
4 tsp finely chopped mint leaves (I used basil, dill would be great too!)
Salt and pepper to taste.

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.  Saute onion 3 to 5 minutes, or until translucent.  Add zucchini, and cook 8 minutes more, or until vegetables are well browned.  Add vegetable broth and water, and bring to a boil.  Stir in beans and spinach, and return to a boil.  Reduce heat to low and simmer 5 minutes, or until spinach is wilted.  Stir in lemon juice, zest, and mint.  Season with salt and pepper if desired.

6 thoughts on “I Know It’s Not Really Soup Season…

  1. Sounds good! Thanks for sharing. I think I”ll try it without the mint as well. Did it feel like it was missing anything without it?

  2. I am right there with you – definitely a wonky summer! I am currently huddled under a blanket with a sweatshirt… it is July, right??!

  3. Josie, you might want to flip that calendar m’dear…it’s August. :p

    Terri, I certainly didn’t miss the mint a bit- but I do think a fresh herb really gave it a boost. Really, any herb that would compliment the lemon would work well, I think.

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