Chilled Cucumber-Yogurt Soup With Bulgur Timbales

"From: "Whole Grains Every Day, Every Way" by Lorna Sass. "In this elegant soup, a refreshing cucumber-yogurt puree forms a moat around a mound of brightly seasoned bulgur. It's the perfect light lunch in the dog days of summer." *Time does not include time to cook bulgur or chill."
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
14
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Reserve half of one cucumber.
  • Place the remaining cucumbers into a food processor with the yogurt, milk, lemon juice, and oil to taste. Puree. (Some of the cucumber pulp will remain evident in the puree.).
  • Add salt to taste.
  • Chill the puree and reserved cucumber separately.
  • Meanwhile, make the timbale mixture:.
  • Combine the cooked bulgur, tomato, oil, lemon juice, chopped mint, cumin, and salt in a small bowl. Cover and set aside to marinate for 10 to 15 minutes.
  • To serve:.
  • Finely dice the reserved cucumber and stir into the puree.
  • Divide the cucumber puree among four wide, shallow soup bowls.
  • Firmly press enough bulgur mixture into a 1/3 cup measuring cup to reach the top. Run a knife along the edges to loosen the timbale. Position it over the center of a soup bowl and turn it over. Tap the bottom to release the timbale into the puree. Repeat to make 3 more servings.
  • Garnish each portion with a sprig of mint.

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Reviews

  1. This was tasty and refreshing. It makes a lot of soup, I used 6 cucumbers and still had enough for more than 4 people. I accidentally had no tomatoes so substituted tomato paste, otherwise made as directed - I used brown rice.
     
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