Best Cold Cucumber Mint Soup Recipes

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COLD CUCUMBER SOUP WITH MINT



Cold Cucumber Soup with Mint image

Categories     Soup/Stew     Milk/Cream     Blender     Quick & Easy     Mint     Cucumber     Summer     Chill     Sour Cream     Gourmet

Yield Serves 2

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 hard-boiled large egg yolk
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1/2 cup chilled sour cream
1 chilled seedless cucumber (about 1 pound), peeled, halved lengthwise, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, washed and spun dry
1/2 cup chilled well-shaken buttermilk

Steps:

  • In a bowl with a fork mash together yolk and vinegar to form a smooth paste and stir in sour cream until smooth.
  • In a blender purée cucumber and mint with buttermilk and salt to taste until smooth. Add purée to sour cream mixture in a stream, whisking.
  • Divide soup between 2 chilled bowls.

COLD CUCUMBER MINT SOUP



Cold Cucumber Mint Soup image

Categories     Soup/Stew     Blender     No-Cook     Quick & Easy     Yogurt     Mint     Cucumber     Summer     Chill     Sour Cream     Gourmet

Yield Makes about 4 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 6

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

Steps:

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

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