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How to Make Cold Cucumber Soup - A Step-by-Step Guide

Summer is the perfect time to enjoy refreshing, cool dishes that help beat the heat. One such dish that is perfect for a hot summer day is Cold Cucumber Soup. This chilled soup is not only delicious and refreshing, but it is also incredibly easy to make. With just a few simple ingredients and a blender, you can have a refreshing and healthy soup ready to enjoy in no time.

The star ingredient of this soup is, of course, the cucumber. Cucumbers are not only low in calories and high in w...

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Ingredients

  • 16 ounces plain whole-milk yogurt
  • 2 large cucumbers
  • 1 ⅓ cups buttermilk
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • ¼ cup finely chopped fresh mint, or to taste
  • 1 small bunch chopped fresh flat leaf parsley, or to taste
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • salt and ground white pepper to taste

Information

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Additional Time: 1 hr 30 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
  • Servings: 6
  • Yield: 6 servings

  • Line a fine sieve with a coffee filter or a piece of cheesecloth. Add yogurt and strain for 30 minutes. Pour away the whey that collects.
  • Peel cucumbers; scrape out and discard the seeds. Roughly chop cucumber and place in a blender. Add 1/2 of the yogurt, 1/2 of the buttermilk, and 1 clove garlic; puree. Add remaining yogurt, buttermilk, garlic, mint, and parsley; process everything until finely pureed. You might have to work in batches depending on the size of your blender. Add olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
  • Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Serve chilled.

    • Nutrition

    107 cal.

    • Total Fat: 5g
    • Saturated Fat: 2g
    • Cholesterol: 12mg
    • Sodium: 98mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 10g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 8g
    • Protein: 5g
    • Vitamin C: 14mg
    • Calcium: 183mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 382mg

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    Chilled recipes
    Creamy recipes
    Refreshing recipes
    Vegetarian recipes
    Summer recipes