One of my favorite foods to shoot as a professional food photographer is soup. Playing with the textures and using special garnishes to make the presentation appetizing and beautiful is so much fun for me. This zucchini soup recipe is from my mom and needless to say, it was both successful on set and off.

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Food Photography Tips for Zucchini Soup

Warm The Soup For An Olive Oil Drizzle On Top

I love garnishing soup with a little drizzle of olive oil. If you want to get that oil to stand out beautifully, make sure the soup is warm to hot. If it’s cold, the olive oil may not pop as well off of the soup. To get the swirl, simply add olive oil drops to the soup and use a butter knife in an S shape to create the swirl around the bowl. It makes for a really beautiful presentation, don’t you think?

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Recipe Notes for Zucchini Soup

My mom is known for her amazing soups. She’s always experimenting and coming up with so many unique recipes. Whenever Mike and I go to visit her in Minnesota, she always has a new soup or two waiting for us to try.

Admittedly, I was skeptical when she said she had made a zucchini soup. It sounds healthy, but I wondered if it would be kind of bland or dull in flavor. Well, it was NOT bland at all. If you’re looking for a healthy soup that’s also loaded with flavor, you’re going to love this one.

A Secret Ingredient

There’s a little twist to this soup that gives the soup an unexpected kick that will keep you coming back for more. Fresh ginger! Isn’t it amazing how one simple ingredient can be so powerful in flavor? When my mom told me about this I was so impressed. The flavors are so much bigger than I thought they would be.

Use A Vitamix For Smooth Texture

The soup should be ultra smooth and creamy in texture, so in order to ensure that consistency, I used my Vitamix. I’ve been using it A LOT lately, especially for soups, and it never lets me down. Despite this soup tasting creamy, it’s 100% dairy free. One recommendation I have is, if you don’t have a good blender and the Vitamix is out of your price range, you can also use an immersion blender to get this consistency.

Add Garnish For Presentation

I decided to garnish the soup with olive oil and Vudoo Seasoning by the Spice Merchants. If the seasoning is unavailable, I’ve also used McCormik’s Oregano. Fresh ground pepper would work just fine too.

Happy Cooking!

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All images © Regan Baroni 2017.