Inspiration for this courgette and brie soup recipe came from my darling friend, Little Debbie Bryson who makes something similar at her sop-en-dop* birthday party every winter in Cape Town. Since moving to UK, I have sadly missed so many of them. This is for you LDB, I know it doesn’t compare to yours – but I slurped my version up with a longing lump in my throat. The recipe makes two hearty bowls, filling enough as a main meal, but you could make it stretch to 4 servings and enjoy it as a late-afternoon light meal (cup-of-soup) and halve the macros accordingly.
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Carbs 7.4g | Fat 31g | Protein 30g
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Keto Courgette and Brie Soup
Per serving
Ingredients
- 2 tsp unsalted butter
- 1/2 leek, finely sliced (white parts only)
- 700 g (24.7 oz) courgettes, chopped
- 700 g (24.7 oz) warm chicken stock
- 150 g (5.3 oz) ripe good-quality brie
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tsp mixed toasted seeds, to garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Heat the butter in a large pan and cook the leeks until wilted and softened. Add the chopped courgettes and chicken stock and bring to a simmer.
- Cook partially covered with a lid until the courgettes have completely softened. Remove the pan from the heat and blitz the mixture with a hand blender until smooth.
- Break up three-quarters of the brie into smaller pieces and add to the blitzed soup. Stir over low heat to melt the brie. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Serve warm divided between two bowls and garnish with the remaining slices of brie and a scatter of toasted mixed seeds.

*Sop-en-dop = Soup-and-Booze (in Afrikaans)













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Calories 433Kcal / 1812kJ
Fat 31g
Carbohydrates 7.4g
Protein 30g
Allergens
Milk
Sesame
Celery (may be found in store-bought chicken stock)
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3 Comments
This has become my #1 go to recipe for October, I’ve cooked it wayyy to many times. So simple but soooo good!
Awesome! Feel free to play around combining other vegetables with different cheese! I have a broccoli and blue cheese one coming in my new book :) :) :)
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