Recipe

Wow Really Cool Chilled Cucumber Soup With Pesto Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Mystic_river1 / All my dishes 1 year, 4 months ago This cool, pale-green soup complements grilled dishes. Make it and the accompanying pesto earlier on the day of the meal or even a night ahead. As this recipe proves, pesto, a classic paste of basic ingredients, can contain many different greens b... More Prep:10m Servings:6	Mystic_rive
	easy quick appetizer brunch

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Ingredients

Pesto

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2 cups lightly packed arugula leaves

1 clove garlic

1/2 cup (2 1/4-oz. pkg.) sliced or slivered almonds, toasted

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/4 cup plus 2 Tbs. olive oil

Salt to taste

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Soup

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2 12- to 14-oz. cucumbers, preferably English or European, peeled and seeded

2 scallions, with green tops, cut into chunks

1 cup nonfat buttermilk

Pinch white pepper

Salt to taste

Directions

To make Pesto:

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Put arugula and garlic in a food processor, and process. Add almonds and Parmesan cheese, and process again. With motor running, pour in oil, and process until a thick paste forms. Add salt to taste. Set aside.

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To make Soup:

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Put cucumbers, scallions and buttermilk in a food processor or blender, and puree. Season with pepper and salt. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or longer if possible.

To serve, ladle soup into bowls. Spoon about 1/2 tablespoon pesto into each bowl, and serve soup. Serve remaining pesto in a bowl on side.

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pink 1 year, 4 months ago said:
*wink*

trigger 1 year, 4 months ago said:
I love the uniqueness of this pesto the buttermilk rounds out the flavor of this chilled cucumber soup.
The overall texture and the color of the finished recipe will make me guest extremely happy.
High 5
Michael

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