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August 8, 2011
Summer Cucumber Soup
Soups & Stews
Prep time:
15 minutesCooking time:
none“Fresh dill may cost more than you want to spend. Instead, buy good-quality dried dill. Choose a brand with a freshness date and one where the herb is green, not dull. Store in the freezer.”
Ingredients
Serves 6
- 2 cucumbers, seeded
- 1 small onion
- 1 cup low-fat sour cream
- 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3 cups buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh dill, or 1 teaspoon dried dill
- 1 tablespoon julienne cucumber peel
Directions
1
Peel and grate the cucumbers. Grate onion. Place both in a medium bowl.
2
Add sour cream to bowl; mix well. Combine mustard, salt and sugar in a cup; stir well. Add to bowl. Stir well.
3
Add buttermilk to cucumber mixture in bowl. Stir well. Stir in the fresh dill. Chill until ready to serve.
4
Pour soup into a serving bowl. Garnish with cucumber peel.
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The fastest way to seed a cucumber is to cut it lengthwise into quarters, then hold each quarter vertically with one end on the cutting board and slice the seeds away with one motion.
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