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Chilled Cucumber Soup Recipe


Chilled Cucumber Soup Recipe Merlin / All my dishes
10 months, 2 weeks 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

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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. 1) Slice 3 of the cucumbers. Shred the fourth and reserve.
  2. 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. 3) Stir in flour
  4. 4) Add chicken broth. Bring to a boil and simmer 30 minutes. Remove bay leaf.
  5. 5) Add condensed milk, dill, mint and sour cream and reserved shaved cucumber.
  6. 6) Puree in a blender or food processor until smooth. Or use a hand blender. Add lemon juice
  7. 7) Add sea salt and Tabasco sauce to taste. Adjust seasonings.
  8. 8) Chill until cool.
  9. 9) Serve topped with cracked black pepper and chives.

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Comments

nemo 8 months, 3 weeks 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 8 months, 2 weeks 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 4 months ago said:
Love cucumber soup. Sounds like a great one. Thanks.


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