Ultra-Easy Chilled Cucumber Soup
- Reviews 3
Ready In: 55 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 8 cucumbers
- 2 large onions
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 cup chicken stock (canned or bouillon)
- 1 pint half-and-half
- fresh chives
- white pepper
- olive oil
- salt
Directions
- Peel and seed cucumbers, cut into chunks. Saute' chopped onions and garlic in olive oil in a large pot until golden.
- Add chicken stock, cucumbers and a fistful of peel (for color, to be removed later). Cook on low heat, covered, for 45 minutes.
- Remove cucumber peel, add cream and a pinch of white pepper. Puree in food processor, salt to taste.
- Chill overnight, serve with a sprinkle of fresh chopped chives.
- Needs no thickener, since the pureed cucumber pulp gives it a nice velvety texture.
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