Chilled Cucumber Soup Recipe
We are Southern, so we are big meat and potatoes people, but that doesn’t mean we have to only eat meat and potatoes! We also love Salad, so why not have it in a soup?
Chilled Cucumber Soup Recipe
Recipe type: Vegetarian / Meatless
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Serves: 4
Cool, refreshing cucumber soup is perfect for summer time!
Ingredients
- 2 large cucumbers, peeled and de-seeded
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 16 fl oz milk (you can substitute Silk or Almond Milk), heated
- 8 fl oz vegetable stock, heated
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp butter
Instructions
- Chop the cucumbers into chunks. Then heat the milk gently in a small saucepan.
- In the meantime, in a large skillet, melt the butter and fry the onion and cucumber for a few minutes. Then add the flour and cook for a further minute, stirring constantly. Take off the heat.
- Slowly pour on the heated milk and stock, stirring constantly. Add nutmeg and season with salt and pepper.
- Bring the soup to a quick boil, then turn down the heat and simmer for about 20 minutes. Take off heat and leave the soup to stand for a while until cooled off. Blend in blender or food processor and adjust seasoning.
- Refrigerate the soup in the fridge for at least 20 minutes and serve with a sprinkling of fresh mint and a swirl of cream.
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This looks so yummy! Never had cucumber soup, so we are excited to try this recipe. We appreciate you linking up to our “Strut Your Stuff Saturday.” We love seeing all of the great recipes and fun ideas! Hope to see you again next week! -The Sisters
Yum! That looks good…perfect for summer. I’d love it if you would consider sharing it with our Summer Recipes linky party. We’re two blogs sharing one combined linky party for double exposure.
Shasta
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