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Cold Cucumber Mint Soup

4.1

(30)

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less but requires additional unattended time.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 4 1/2 cups

Ingredients

3 cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and chopped, plus 1 cup peeled, seeded, and finely diced cucumber
1 cup plain yogurt
2/3 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon English-style dry mustard, or to taste
1/4 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
cucumber slices and mint sprigs for garnish

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a blender puree chopped cucumbers, yogurt, sour cream, mustard, and salt and pepper to taste and transfer to a bowl. Chill soup at least 6 hours or overnight.

  2. Step 2

    Stir in finely diced cucumber and chopped mint and garnish soup with cucumber slices and mint sprigs.

TagsCold SoupSoupSoup/StewCucumberVegetableMintHerbs & SpicesYogurtDairyStarterMainLunchDinnerNut FreeGluten FreeVegetarianMake Ahead5 Ingredients or FewerEasyNo-CookBlenderGourmet
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