Rocket & courgette soup with goat's cheese croutons

30-60 minutes 4 servings 400 kcal or less allotment veg soup courgette courgette recipe courgettes fresh recipe garden recipe goat's cheese grow your own recipe rocket rocket recipe soup recipe

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Ingredients

1 onion , finely diced

1 tsp olive oil or knob of butter

1 medium potato , finely diced

4 courgettes , grated or chopped

100g rocket , roughly chopped

850ml vegetable stock

8 thin slices baguettes

150g pack soft goat's cheese

Method

Cook the onion gently in the olive oil or butter for 5-10 mins, until soft. Add the potato and cook for 5 mins, then add the courgettes, rocket, stock and plenty of seasoning. Bring to a simmer and cook for 5 mins, until the courgettes feel soft. Whizz the soup in a blender, or use a hand blender, until smooth. Return to the pan and keep warm.

Toast the baguette slices, spread each with a little goat’s cheese, then grill if you like, or serve as it is with the soup.