in Soup Recipes

Cold cucumber soup

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 1 ½ cucumber(s), green
  • 1 small jar of gherkins including pickle juice
  • 1 bunch of dill, finely chopped or equivalent frozen dill
  • 1 tomato(s)
  • 2 cups whipped cream
  • Salt and pepper, white

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 15 minutes

Peel the green cucumbers. Grate 3/4 of the green cucumbers and gherkins. Whisk the remaining cucumbers and gherkins with the cucumber broth (amount to taste), cream, salt, and pepper with a hand blender until stiff peaks form. Mix with the grated cucumbers, add the dill, and season with salt, pepper, and cucumber broth, if desired. Garnish the prepared plates with tomato pieces. Serve with hearty bread.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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