Courgette gazpacho

Simple vegetables recipes for everyone

Type

  • Serves: 4
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Preparation time: 10 min
  • Cooking time: 10 min

Ingredient

  • 4 small courgettes
  • 1 shallot
  • 1 slice dried bread
  • 2 cups vegetable stock
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt and white pepper
Courgette gazpacho

Recipe

  • Preparation
  • Wash the courgettes and trim the ends. Cut them in 4 and cook in a pressure-cooker for 4 min.
  • In the meantime, skin the tomatoes and remove the seeds.
  • Whizz the courgettes in a blender and add the tomato flesh, stock and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Crumble the bread into small pieces and add a drizzle of olive oil. Gradually incorporate the vegetable juices and finish thickening the gazpacho. Leave to chill. Add chilli to taste and serve cold.

Tip

Gazpacho can be made with cucumber, tomatoes, peppers and so on: the principle is the same.

Nutrition facts

Fibre, vitamin B9 and antioxidants all for under 90 kcal per person.

Expert advice

A festive but ultra-light starter