Cucumber Mint Buttermilk Soup Recipes

CUCUMBER-MINT BUTTERMILK SOUP

Steps:

• In a blender, puree buttermilk with cucumber and mint until smooth. Strain mixture through a fine sieve. Skim off any foam from surface. Season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate soup until cold, at least 2 hours and up to 1 day.
• When ready to serve, stir until smooth. Divide among cups. Sprinkle with pepper, drizzle with oil, and top with mint leaves.

MINT CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and cut 1 1/2 of the cucumbers into large chunks (set the remaining unpeeled 1/2 cucumber aside).
• Combine the cucumber chunks in a food processor with the yogurt, sour cream, olive oil, mint, salt, garlic and plenty of white pepper. Pulse, scraping down the sides, until completely smooth.
• Ladle the mixture into cold bowls or refrigerate until serving. Chop the remaining cucumber into fine dice and divide among the bowls. Swirl some sour cream into each bowl, drizzle with a bit of olive oil and scatter with mint and almonds.

CUCUMBER-BUTTERMILK SOUP

Steps:

• Roughly chop 1 1/2 cucumbers; dice remaining cucumber half. Place roughly chopped cucumber in a blender with buttermilk and blend until smooth, 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Divide soup among four bowls and stir in diced cucumber. To serve, top with cucumber rounds, a drizzle of oil, and more pepper, if desired.

ABDOOGH KHIAR (CHILLED BUTTERMILK CUCUMBER SOUP)

Steps:

• If using dried rose, crumble a few petals coarsely for garnish and set aside. Place the rest on a cutting board and chop as finely as possible.
• Place the buttermilk, yogurt and 1 teaspoon salt in a blender and blend until frothy, about 30 seconds, or whisk together in a large bowl until smooth and frothy. If you used a blender, pour the mixture into a large bowl. Add the cucumbers, raisins, walnuts, dill, chives, dried mint and 1/4 teaspoon of the finely chopped rose petals. Stir well to combine and season to taste with more salt. Cover and refrigerate to chill and allow the flavors to come to life, at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
• Just before serving, toast the lavash or bread until crisp but not burned, and break into pieces. Stir the soup to mix. It should be the consistency of a thin, runny soup. If it's too thick, thin it out with water or more buttermilk, 1 tablespoon at a time. Keep in mind that you will be adding ice cubes, which will also thin out the soup as they melt. Divide the soup among serving bowls and add the ice cubes. Garnish the top as creatively as you like with crumbled dried rose petals, cucumber, dried mint, dill sprigs, raisins, walnuts and fresh mint leaves. Add the bread pieces right before serving or serve on the side.

BUTTERMILK CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• place cucumber in a colander and sprinkle with salt. Let drain for 30 minutes.
• Combine onion, buttermilk and broth in large bowl. Add cucumber.
• Refridgerate for 2 to 8 hrs, taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
• Garnish with parsley and serve.

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.

MINTED CUCUMBER AND BELL PEPPER BUTTERMILK SOUP

Steps:

• In a blender purée 1 of the cucumbers, chopped, the yogurt, the salt, the sugar, and the mustard, transfer the purée to a large bowl, and stir in the buttermilk, the bell peppers, the remaining cucumber, diced fine, and the 2 tablespoons chopped mint. Chill the soup, covered, for a least 3 hours or overnight and stir in the lemon juice and salt to taste. Divide the soup among 4 bowls and garnish it with the shredded mint.

COLD CUCUMBER SOUP WITH MINT

Steps:

• In a bowl with a fork mash together yolk and vinegar to form a smooth paste and stir in sour cream until smooth.
• In a blender purée cucumber and mint with buttermilk and salt to taste until smooth. Add purée to sour cream mixture in a stream, whisking.
• Divide soup between 2 chilled bowls.

CUCUMBER MINT SOUP

Steps:

• Place the sliced cucumbers in the bowl of a food processor with the mint, garlic and 1/2 cup cold water. Process until pureed (the mixture will be granular).
• Transfer the puree to a bowl and mix in the yogurt, olive oil, vinegar, salt and Tabasco, with 1 1/2 cups cold water. Chill.
• Stir before serving.

COLD CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• 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.

MINTED CUCUMBER BELL PEPPER AND BUTTERMILK SOUP

Steps:

• Chop one of the cucumbers into 1 inch chunks and set aside.
• Dice the second cucumber into a fine dice and set aside.
• In a food prcessor, puree the 1 inch cucumber chunks, yogurt, salt, sugar, and dry English mustard until smooth.
• Transfer the puree to a large bowl and stir in the buttermilk, bell peppers, the remaining diced cucumber and 2 tablespoons of chopped mint. Chill the soup for at least 3 hours or preferably over night.
• Just before serving stir in the lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.
• Garnish servings with extra fresh mint.