Tomato and Zucchini Summer Soup is a great dish for the hot weather. It can be served warm or cold and it is also great for vegans and vegetarians.
What Makes This Recipe Special
I love easy summer recipes that do not require a lot of time in the kitchen. This soup is what I wanted for a while now.
The weather is crazy hot and humid these days in Minneapolis, so there is not much desire to be right next to a hot stove or oven.
The tomato and zucchini soup is a delicious vegetable soup that can be served cold from the fridge or just warmed up a little bit.
Very refreshing and cooling, this soup would be a great lunch or a light dinner.
Saturday we visited the Farmers Market and got a bunch of zucchini, peppers and other fresh vegetables.
The growing season in Minnesota is very short and starts pretty late in the summer, so there are still not a lot of vegetables available at the market.
Zucchini, new potatoes, kohlrabi, lettuce and fresh herbs are basically the main vegetables we have in season so far.
I am looking forward for August, to get eggplants, tomatoes and peppers and hopefully start canning few things for the winter.
I could buy anything from the store but I love to take advantage of the Farmers Market in the summer and stock up on a few fruits and vegetables I can preserve for the winter.
Nothing tastes better in the winter than a soup made with veggies touched by the summer sun.
So, let's make the soup and enjoy it! I already had a bowl as soon as I was done making it!
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Now, it is your turn! What soups do you enjoy? What is your favorite one in the summer?
Leave a comment under the recipe! See you next time!
📖 Recipe
Tomato And Zucchini Summer Soup
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil olive oil or sun flower oil was my choice
- 2 medium zucchini cubed
- 1 medium white onion chopped
- 1 medium carrot chopped
- 1 bell pepper cubed
- 3-4 medium tomatoes cubed or 14oz can of diced tomatoes in tomato sauce undrained
- 8 cups water or vegetable stock
- a handful of vermicelli pasta or other favorite pasta for soups
- salt to taste
- 3-4 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 1 lemon juice from one lemon
Instructions
- In a large Dutch oven, heat olive oil on medium-high heat. Add onions, carrots, and bell pepper and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes until vegetables become translucent.
- Add water or vegetable broth and bring to a boil. Simmer the vegetables for about 10 minutes.
- Add cubed zucchini and tomatoes and simmer the soup for another 15-20 minutes or until the zucchini is tender.
- Taste for salt.
- Add the pasta and simmer for another 5-6 minutes until the pasta is cooked.
- Remove from the stove, and add chopped parsley and lemon juice.
- Serve warm or cold.
Bob from Michigan says
Leave it to Gabriela to create such a perfect recipe. Noodles, tomatoes, zucchini, veggies and a wonderful touch of lemon juice. Well done.
The Bossy Kitchen says
Thank you, Bob from Michigan! I am happy you enjoyed the soup!
Nancy says
Making right now. My house is smelling wonderful. I love fresh zucchini in soup. Thank you
Sarah Camp says
Thank you for this recipe! I followed it with the exception of switching out bell peppers for cucumbers and it came out wonderful!