by Sandra Hatler

Created on: July 01, 2007   Last Updated: April 27, 2011

Chilled Cucumber Soup

This recipe is a great- low calorie Summer Soup.

It is fun to serve for pool-side picnics or when
the whole family is gathered - looking for a cool lunch!

Ingredients:

2 medium cucumbers (approximately 8 inches long) peeled and seeded

3 medium scallions (white and green parts)

1 cup vegetable broth

6 sprigs fresh dill (cut in half) or 1/2 teaspoon dry dill weed

1 cup buttermilk

1/4 Worcestershire Sauce

1/4 teaspoon salt (or to taste)

1/8 teaspoon pepper

Cooking Instructions:

1. Place cucumbers, scallions, vegetable broth, and dill in a blender container.
Cover and blend until smooth.

2. Add buttermilk, Worcestershire Sauce, salt, and pepper to mixture.
Cover and blend until combined.

3. Chill until set.

Variations:

Substitute fresh cilantro for dill

Use additional broth in place of buttermilk and use red pepper instead of black pepper.

Add thin peeled carrot slices to top of soup as additional color - when serving

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