Chilled Cucumber Soup
(from BearNakedBaker’s recipe box)
Source: BNBWW
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 120 minutes
Serves 4 people
Categories: SOUPY
Ingredients
- 2 seedless cucumbers, peeled; 1/2 cup diced small, the rest coarsely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups vanilla flavored Greek yogurt, or plain Greek yogurt
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic, peeled
- 1/3 cup loosely packed fresh dill weed
- 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 2 tablespoons loosely packed tarragon, (about 10 leaves)
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling (optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, more or less, to taste
- 1/2 medium red onion, finely diced
Directions
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In a blender, combine the chopped cucumber with the yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, dill, parsley, tarragon and 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil. Blend on high speed for 2 minutes, until smooth. Season with salt, cover and refrigerate for 2-8 hours to allow flavors to meld and develop. (You can serve and eat right away, but the flavor of the soup won’t be nearly as refined and delicious.)
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Taste the soup for proper seasoning again just before serving. Pour the soup into bowls. Garnish with the finely diced cucumber, red onion and a drizzle of olive oil, and serve.