Golden Summer Soup

A beautiful golden summer squash soup pureed with buttermilk and fresh basil — can be served warm or cold.

OtherVegetarianIntermediate35 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 2 Roma tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 0.5 lb yellow crookneck squash, chopped
  • 3 cup chicken broth
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 0.3 cup fresh basil, minced

Instructions

  1. 1

    In a large pan, sauté onion in oil over medium heat until golden, about 10 minutes.

  2. 2

    Add tomatoes and stir until soft, about 5 minutes.

  3. 3

    Add squash and broth to pan. Bring to a boil on high heat. Cover and simmer until squash is tender, 15–20 minutes.

  4. 4

    Purée mixture with buttermilk in blender or food processor until smooth.

  5. 5

    Stir in basil. Serve warm or cold, garnished with some basil and thin round slices of Roma tomato floated on top.

Tags

soupsquashsummeramericancold soupbuttermilkbasilother