Cold Cucumber Soup For The Weight Watcher Or Diet Recipes

COLD CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Mix ingredients.
• Chill overnight, or at least 3-4 hours.
• YUM!
• This also works well in smaller servings as a counterpoint to spicy foods (like raita).

EASY COLD CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Combine cucumber, sour cream, yogurt, vegetable broth, and garlic in a large bowl; blend together using an immersion blender until smooth. Blend in mint and dill. Refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.

COLD CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Saute onion in hot oil 5 minutes over medium heat.
• Add garlic and cucumber and cook 3 minutes more.
• Add broth, lime juice, and sugar.
• Boil.
• Reduce heat and cover and cook for 20 minutes.
• Cool for a few minutes.
• Puree in a blender.
• Add yogurt, dill, salt and pepper to taste.
• Blend again.
• Chill and serve in icy cold bowls.
• Garnish with scallions.

ULTRA-EASY CHILLED CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and seed cucumbers, cut into chunks. Saute' chopped onions and garlic in olive oil in a large pot until golden.
• Add chicken stock, cucumbers and a fistful of peel (for color, to be removed later). Cook on low heat, covered, for 45 minutes.
• Remove cucumber peel, add cream and a pinch of white pepper. Puree in food processor, salt to taste.
• Chill overnight, serve with a sprinkle of fresh chopped chives.
• Needs no thickener, since the pureed cucumber pulp gives it a nice velvety texture.

COLD CUCUMBER SOUP - FOR THE WEIGHT WATCHER OR DIET

Steps:

• In a saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat.
• Add onion, cook 10 minutes.
• Add broth and potato; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low, simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes.
• Add cucumbers, continue to simmer 10 minutes, until vegetables are very tender.
• Let soup cool slightly.
• Working in batches in blender, puree soup mixture until smooth.
• Transfer to 2 quart bowl.
• Whisk in yogurt, salt and pepper until well blended.
• Cover; refrigerate until well chilled.
• When ready to serve, stir in dill.
• Garnish if desired.