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Yum Alert: Zucchini, Walnut, & Thyme Soup

squash and walnut soup
Written by emilyc

Now that soup season is almost here, it’s time to start compiling the recipes. This zucchini, walnut, thyme soup is an excellent and comforting way to get a dose of omega 3s and vitamin C. Recipe and image via Kellie’s Food to Glow.

squash and walnut soup

Ingredients:

1 cup skin-on walnuts – toast for five minutes at 350F

1 large onion, chopped

1 ½ tbsp olive oil

1 ½ tsp dried thyme leaves

2 bay leaves

4 garlic cloves, minced

6 cups chopped zucchini/summer squash – yellow or green

5 cups vegetable or chicken stock/bouillon (or a mix of the two)

Zest of half a lemon (more to taste)

Freshly ground pepper

Fresh thyme leaves (lemon thyme if you have some) – optional dash of honey – if needed, in case of slight bitterness

For preparation instructions, click here.

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emilyc

Emily is a New Yorker trapped in a Floridian's body and loves every minute of her big city life. With a major in international business and years of being surrounded by ill-fitting suits and all the wrong shoes, she learned that the importance of fashion needs to be communicated to the world. To her, fashion is on the same level as charity work and feeding hungry children. Emily can be found frolicking the streets of her gayborhood enjoying the off-color humor of the gays.