Cool Iced Cucumber Soup Recipes

COOL AS A CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• In a colander set over a bowl, toss cucumbers with salt. Let stand for 30 minutes. Squeeze and pat dry., Place the cucumbers, yogurt, onion and garlic in a food processor; cover and process until smooth. Stir in dill. Serve immediately in chilled bowls. Garnish with additional onion and dill.

COOL CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the yogurt, cucumber, scallion and dill. Pulse until pureed. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Ladle into individual bowls. Top each serving with 2 tablespoons of diced tomato, drizzle with 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil and garnish with a dill sprig.
• Excellent source of: Protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium
• Good source of: Vitamin K.

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.

ICED CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and seed the cucumbers, cut them into 1/4-inch dice and toss with the salt; set aside for 15 minutes. Transfer the cucumber cubes to a sieve, rinse them under water and pat dry with towels.
• In a bowl combine the cucumbers and yogurt. Gradually and slowly whisk in the olive oil, making sure yogurt absorbs it all. Add the garlic clove and mint, cover and refrigerate until well chilled. (If taking the soup on a picnic, chill it first in a bowl, then transfer it to a thermos.)
• Before serving, remove the garlic cloves, give the soup a stir and thin with ice water if you wish; adjust the seasoning.
• Ladle the soup into chilled soup plates and stir in the raisins, then garnish with walnuts and chives. If you wish, immediately before serving, you can drop some crushed ice into each plate.

COOL AND CREAMY CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Cook zucchini in boiling water in large saucepan 5 min. or until tender, adding onions to the boiling water for the last minute; drain.
• Blend zucchini mixture and remaining ingredients in blender until smooth. Transfer to bowl.
• Refrigerate several hours or until chilled.

CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Finely chop a third of one of the cucumbers and set aside for when you're ready to serve later. Roughly chop the remaining cucumbers and tip into a blender or food processor along with the yogurt and lime juice. Add the tarragon, most of the mint leaves and most of the chives. Blitz until the mixture is smooth.
• Pour the soup into bowls or small cups, scatter over the finely chopped cucumber, remaining mint leaves and the rest of the chives. Drizzle with a little rapeseed oil just before serving.

COOL CUCUMBER SOUP WITH FETA

Steps:

• Peel and seed cucumbers.
• Place in blender.
• Puree cucumbers, chicken broth, chopped garlic, diced onion, chopped watercress, oregano, garlic and salt. Puree until smooth.
• Pour mixture into large bowl.
• Stir in yogurt.
• Refrigerate at least two hours.
• You can make this soup the day before. Cover and chill.
• To serve: place soup in freezer for 30 minutes.
• Pour into individual bowls.
• Garnish with chopped hard boiled egg and chopped chives.
• Good for you, too!

COOL-AS-A-CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Process first 6 ingredients in blender or processor until smooth. Transfer mixture to bowl. Refrigerate. (Can be prepared up to 4 hours ahead.)
• Ladle soup into bowls. Garnish soup with yellow bell pepper, tomato and cilantro sprigs and serve.

ICED CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Sprinkle cucumber with salt.
• Beat yogurt until smooth in a mixing bowl and stir in iced water.
• Drain cucumber and dry with a clean tea towel or paper towels.
• Rub another bowl with crushed garlic.
• Place oil in this bowl and stir in the yogurt and water, cucumber, mint, sultanas and chopped and crushed garlic. (Alternatively you could whirl the yogurt, water, cucumber and garlic in a blender before adding the mint and sultanas).
• Chill before serving.

DELIGHTFUL CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Stir buttermilk powder and water together in a bowl until smooth; pour into the work bowl of a food processor. Add standard cucumbers, English cucumber, vanilla yogurt, shallot, lemon, mint, garlic, dill, cumin, and nutmeg to the bowl.
• Pulse the food processor to begin chopping ingredients before leaving on to blend soup to your desired consistency.