Creamy chilled cucumber soup
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Total time: 15 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 0 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
This refreshing no-cook soup comes together in minutes. Keep the ingredients handy as summer approaches and temperatures start to soar.
Ingredients
Cucumber
2 large, 1 peeled and 1 unpeeled
Fresh lemon juice
1 Tbsp
Plain fat free yogurt
2¼ cup(s)
Chives
¼ cup(s), fresh, minced, divided
Cilantro
2 Tbsp, fresh, chopped
Table salt
⅛ tsp, or to taste
Black pepper
⅛ tsp, or to taste
Instructions
1
Halve cucumbers lengthwise; remove and reserve seeds. Cut flesh into 1/4-inch-thick pieces; set aside.
2
In a blender, combine cucumber seeds and lemon juice; purée until smooth. Add 2 cups of yogurt and process until blended.
3
Transfer mixture to a large bowl and stir in reserved cucumber pieces, chives and cilantro; season to taste with salt and pepper.
4
Ladle soup into 4 bowls and top each with 1 tablespoon of remaining yogurt. Yields about 1 1/2 cups per serving.
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