Chilled cucumber & herb soup
2
Points®
Total time: 2 hr 30 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Fresh herbs, cucumber and low fat soft cheese give this light chilled soup its lovely texture and flavour.
Ingredients
Spring Onions
8 medium, , finely chopped
Fresh Vegetable Stock
700 ml
Parsley, fresh
20 g
Chives, Fresh
20 g
Thyme, Fresh
1 tablespoon(s), lemon thyme
Cucumber
½ individual, extra large
Low Fat Soft Cheese
100 g
Skimmed Milk
200 ml, , chilled
Instructions
1
Put the spring onions and stock into a saucepan. Heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat.
2
Reserve a few herbs and 8 thin slices of cucumber for garnish, then add the rest to the saucepan with the soft cheese and milk. Blend with a hand-held stick blender, or transfer to a liquidizer and blend until smooth. Cover and chill for several hours, or overnight.
3
Serve the soup, garnishing each portion with 2 slices of cucumber and the reserved herbs.
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