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SUGGESTION OF THE WEEK
VELVETY ZUCCHINI SOUP

Ingredients for 4 persons : 450 gr [1 lb] zucchinis / 90 cl [2 pints] chicken
stock (you may use cube) / 30 gr [1 oz] butter / 1 egg yolk / 2 Tbspoons
sour cream / 1 Tbspoon plain flour / 1 shallot / 1 garlic clove / salt & pepper.
Optional "special touch" topping : 1-2 thin slice of cured ham / 2 Tbspoon
pine nuts…

- Wash and slice the zucchinis ; peel and mince the shallot and crush
the garlic ; bring the stock to the boil.

- Heat the butter in a large sauce pan and fry the garlic, shallot and
zucchinis for 2 minutes. Spread with the flour and mix well, then slowly
add the stock ; cover and let simmer for 15 minutes.

- Eventually brown the pine nuts in a non stick pan (no grease is needed)
and cut the ham slice in small strips.

- Mix the egg yolk and the cream in the soup tureen ; blend the soup.
Slowly add the blended soup in the tureen while keeping whisking ;
taste and adjust seasoning (if needed, reheat the soup in the saucepan
for 2 minutes by simmering it before serving).

- Decorate with the ham and nuts and serve right away…

Serve with a Sauvignon


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