Cucumber Seaweed Soup Recipes

KOREAN-STYLE SEAWEED SOUP

Steps:

• Soak seaweed in water to cover. When soft, drain, and cut into 2 inch pieces.
• Heat a saucepan over medium heat; add beef, sesame oil, 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce, and a little salt, and cook for 1 minute. Stir in seaweed and remaining 1 tablespoon soy sauce; cook for 1 minute, stirring frequently. Pour in 2 cups water, and bring to a boil. Stir in garlic and remaining 4 cups water. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat. Simmer for 20 minutes. Season to taste with salt.

CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Peel cucumbers; halve lengthwise and remove seeds. Cut into chunks. In a blender, cover and puree cucumbers and broth in small batches. , Transfer to a large bowl; stir in the sour cream, vinegar, salt if desired and garlic until well blended. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Stir before serving. Garnish with tomatoes, almonds, onions and parsley.

SIMPLE CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter with the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in the butter mixture until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add cucumber and zucchini slices; cook and stir until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour vegetable broth over the mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and let simmer until the vegetables are cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat and cool a few minutes.
• Pour soup into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid in place with a towel; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth.

CUCUMBER AND MARINATED SEAWEED SALAD

Steps:

• Through the feed opening of a running blender, add, 1 at a time, vinegar, salt and miso, then leaving the blender running, add the oil in a slow thin stream. Toss the dashi kombu enough dressing to coat and let sit for 1 hour.
• Toss cucumber with just before serving, transfer to serving bowls and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

SEAWEED SALAD WITH CUCUMBER

Steps:

• Rinse seaweed, and soak it in at least 10 times its volume of water.
• Wash and dice cucumber; do not peel unless necessary. When seaweed is tender, 5 minutes later, add konyaku if you are using it, then drain and squeeze mixture to remove excess water. Pick through seaweed to sort out hard bits; chop if pieces are large. Combine cucumber and seaweed; shred or chop chicken or shrimp if necessary, and add to bowl.
• Add all remaining ingredients except sesame seeds, and toss; taste, and add salt or other seasonings as necessary; serve garnished with the sesame seeds.

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.

CUCUMBER-SEAWEED SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, soak the wakame in warm water for 5 to 10 minutes. Drain in a colander. Combine the seaweed and cucumber in a bowl. In another bowl, whisk together the vinegar, coconut aminos, olive oil, lemon juice, ginger, and salt. Toss the vegetables with 2 tablespoons dressing. Taste and add more dressing if desired.

SEAWEED AND CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a small pot of water to a boil.
• While the water is coming to a boil, soak the seaweed in cool water for 10 minutes.
• Put the seaweed into the boiling water, remove immediately, then plunge into the cold water.
• Dry the seaweed, trim any rough parts, and chop.
• Meanwhile, cut the cucumber in half length-wise. If there are lots of seeds, scrape them out. Slice as thinly as possible.
• Mix the cucumber and seaweed.
• Combine the remaining ingredients and pour over the vegetables.
• Chill up to 2 hours before serving.

CUCUMBER SALAD WITH SEAWEED

Steps:

• In a bowl, thoroughly mix the cucumbers with the salt by hand for about 2 minutes and let them sit for 10 minutes. Fill the bowl with cold water and strain.
• Strain the seaweed. In a clean bowl, combine the vinegar sauce and sugar to taste. Toss in the cucumbers and the seaweed until well combined with the sauce.
• Serve mounded on individual plates with a slice of lemon and sprinkled with sesame seeds.