Alexandrina Zucchini and Potato Soup – served with Alexandrina Crème Fraîche
Alexandrina Winter Soup Series
Alexandrina Zucchini and Potato Soup – served with Alexandrina Crème Fraîche
Alexandrina Winter Soup Series
ALEXANDRINA ZUCCHINI AND POTATO SOUP – SERVED WITH ALEXANDRINA CRÈME FRAÎCHE
Inexpensive, filling and delicious! This Zucchini and Potato Soup – served with a dollop of Alexandrina Crème Fraîche is not complete until you have a light shaving on James Flat Pepato on top.
Zucchini is one of the most popular summer vegetables to grow and enjoy, it is almost time to prepare your raised beds and get those seed starts going, we can hardly wait until the soil is warm enough to get growing this homestead essential. But brace yourself for the harvest, those zucchini just keep on coming!
Another humorous story I once enthusiastically sowed twelve zucchini plants for a family of four, two adults and two teenagers, we had enough zucchini in our garden to feed a small army! I like to cook this soup in the peak of zucchini season and tuck it away in the freezer for the start of winter. Equally convenient to pop in the slow cooker for a weeknight meal, and excellent for filling-bellies on those busy weekends too.
Serves 4-6
ELEMENTS
600 g zucchini, chopped (3 medium sized zucchini)
300 g potatoes, chopped (3-4 medium sized potatoes)
1 onion, firstly finely sliced, then finally chopped and fried
60 g garlic, crushed (3-4 medium sized cloves)
400 ml of good quality stock
salt, pepper
to serve
~125ml Alexandrina Crème Fraîche (1/2 cup)
~125ml Alexandrina Grated Pepato (1/2 cup)
TECHNIQUE
The aim of this recipe is to prepare each of the ingredients, before assembling all of the ingredients of this soup into a slower cooker (or medium sized saucepan).
To the slow cooker, add all the ingredients, except the stock.
Use saute option to fry onion, zucchini, potato & garlic.
Mix all the ingredients together, and set to cook for 3-4 hours, depending on the settings on your slow cooker.
To finish this soup use a stick blender to blend the soup into a smooth consistency.
Season to taste with salt and pepper
Serve in a bowl with a large dollop of Alexandrina Crème Fraîche, and tablespoon of Alexandrina Grated Pepato.
CALCIUM HERO OF THE DISH | Alexandrina's Crème Fraîche is a naturally matured, thickened soured cream using culture. It has a light and lemony taste, and goes well with both savoury and sweet foods as a condiment. Crème Fraîche is made by adding a culture (special bacteria) to and fermenting our fresh Pure Jersey Cream. It has a subtle tangy, slightly nutty flavour and rich, velvety texture. 30 % minimum fat | available in 500 ml tub.
CALCIUM HERO OF THE DISH | Alexandrina's James Flat Pepato is a piquant peppercorn infused Pecorino Romano-style cheese, matured for over 24 months. This handmade cheese has an extraordinary pleasant taste and texture. It lingers long on the palate, with a delightful aroma and visual appeal. Don’t bother with adding salt or fresh cracked pepper - Pepato always does the talking. Serve this cheese | on a platter with char grilled asparagus, marinated capsicum and red globe grapes. It is also versatile shaved on top of savoury dishes with roasted tomatoes, cavolo nero, and garlic. Match with whisky or red wine varietals. 27.9 % minimum fat | available in a 10kg wheel, or various weighted wedges vacuum packed. Gold Medal for Alexandrina's James Flat Pepato. Gold Medal – International Cheese Awards, Staffordshire, England – July 2022.
CALCIUM HERO OF THE DISH | Our Alexandrina's James Flat Pepato is grated for your convenience. Enjoy its piquant flavour and aroma, generously sprinkled onto pasta dishes, soup, salads, toasties and in savoury baking. Alexandrina's James Flat Pepato is a piquant peppercorn infused Pecorino Romano-style cheese, matured for over 24 months. This handmade cheese has an extraordinary pleasant taste and texture. It lingers long on the palate, with a delightful aroma and visual appeal. 27.9 % minimum fat | available in 150g tub. Gold Medal for Alexandrina's James Flat Pepato. Gold Medal – International Cheese Awards, Staffordshire, England – July 2022.
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Our Cook - Along - Together Challenge this Winter continues with vigour, with the digital team from Alexandrina Cheese Company
We are on a break from our regular livestream on Wednesday’s, so don’t hesitate to ask via email about how this #challenge is going to work.
Our recipe of this series is this delicious family-favourite Alexandrina Zucchini and Potato Soup – served with Alexandrina Crème Fraîche, it can be found in our Winter Recipe Series blog which can be found right here.
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First published sometime during the early to mid 2001 – Cooking with Rebekah, and commonly Rebekah handed out little recipes from the Alexandrina Cheese stall at the farmers market.
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