Strawberry Cucumber Veloute

Stacey Sweet's Note:

This is a spicy soup served chilled. Feel free to leave out the spices and add some honey and cinnamon for a dessert veloute.

• Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 cups strawberries, washed and hulled
• 1/2 cucumber, peeled
• 2 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 cup skim milk
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground pepper

Directions:

1. Puree the strawberries and cucumber in a blender or food processor.
2. Add the mint, peppers and yogurt.
3. Blend until smooth and uniform in colour.
4. Chill for at least 2 hours before serving.

Reviews

[yogiclarebear]

This was refreshing! I must have had really juicy strawberries because this was plenty "liquidy" without the milk! I skipped the milk, the directions don't say where to add it anyways. I did use 2 smaller sized cucumbers...1/2 cucumber could be any size really... Loved the spice.