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Chilled Cucumber Soup Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Merlin / All my dishes 2 years, 2 months ago A very sophisticated cold soup English cucumbers and leeks flavored with chives, mint and dill. (Just to let my new cooking friends know I have a softer, gentler, more vegetative side!) Prep:15m Cook:150m Servings:6	Merlin
	cold comfort for a hot day

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Ingredients

4 English cucumbers, peeled

1 shallot minced

2 leek, white part only, minced

1 medium sweet white onion, minced

1 bay leaf

2 T. flour

2 cans (28 oz) chicken broth

1 can (12 oz) condensed milk

4 T. sour cream (light or non-fat is OK)

1 T dried dill or 2 T fresh dill

1 t. dried or 1 T. fresh mint leaves

juice of 1 medium lemon (watch the seeds)

Tabasco sauce to taste

cracked black pepper

sea salt

chives

Directions

1) Slice 3 of the cucumbers. Shred the fourth and reserve.

2) In a medium pot, sauté the sliced cucumbers, leek, shallot, onion and bay leaf in a little olive oil until the vegetables are soft.

3) Stir in flour

4) Add chicken broth. Bring to a boil and simmer 30 minutes. Remove bay leaf.

5) Add condensed milk, dill, mint and sour cream and reserved shaved cucumber.

6) Puree in a blender or food processor until smooth. Or use a hand blender. Add lemon juice

7) Add sea salt and Tabasco sauce to taste. Adjust seasonings.

8) Chill until cool.

9) Serve topped with cracked black pepper and chives.

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nemo 2 years, 1 month ago said:
This sounds interestingly yummy... is it actually sweet or salty? I'm guessing sweet from the condensed milk... but I cannot seem to imagine the flavor... maybe next summer I'll be brave enough to try this ^_^ saving it!

merlin 2 years ago said:
This soup is savory, and depending on the Tabasco can be spicy to taste. It is very refreshing, too. Make sure you use English cucs as the regular ones make it too watery.

grandmommy 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Love cucumber soup. Sounds like a great one. Thanks.

conner909 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Condensed milk....sweet, right? Not evaporated milk?

merlin 1 year, 2 months ago said:
No. You're right. Evaporated milk. Good catch. thank you.

sitbynellie 5 months, 2 weeks ago said:
I love this recipe. I'd need to adapt it slightly for my boring non-dairy needs but I'm sure this would work for me! I don't normally have a lot of time for cucumber but I think I could grow to love them with this recipe. Thank Merlin!

sitbynellie 5 months ago said:
This soup is lovely! I am not usually a fan of cucumber, or cold soups for that matter, but I am now converted! The flavour of leeks, onion and shallots, mint and dill balance the flavour of the cucumber. As usual I had to adapt it for my dairy free needs, but I suspect this would taste even better with full dairy content!! This could also be adapted as a vegetarian soup by subbing the chicken stock with a veg one. (This soup actually works hot as well, for a overcast rainy summer day).

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