Light Cucumber Soup

Submitted by Carole Reu

• Ready In: 8hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 large cucumbers, peeled and seeded
• 1 1⁄4 cups nonfat sour cream
• 1 cup low sodium chicken broth
• 1 small onion, cut into wedges
• 4 sprigs fresh parsley, stems removed
• 2 sprigs fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dill weed, stems removed
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon white pepper

directions

1. Cut cucumbers into large chunks; place in a blender with remaining ingredients.
2. Puree; pour into bowl.
3. Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours.

Reviews

[p malley]

I made this recipe with plain soy yogurt instead of sour cream and vegetable broth in the place of the chicken broth (vegetarian style) it was very very delicious!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Olive]

This was a nice cold soup....easy enough to make. I added some garlic and used a shallot instead of the regular onion. I also used regular sour cream for more flavor and a creamier texture. The soup tasted better to me the second day. I would suggest chilling it overnight instead of the 8 hours because it gives the soup more time for the flavors to marinate together, thus bringing out the full flavor of the soup.

 

[naturegal07]

I used regular sour cream and Better Than Bouillon instead of low sodium chicken broth. It was delicious. Even my fiance, who had never eaten cold soup before, liked it. Very easy to make. I will be making it again.

 

[Milla]

This was great. The radishes were a nice touch. I chopped up more cucumbers and diced a few tomatoes to use as a crunchy garnish.

 

[Liesma]

Before serving a soup I added 2 tablespoons of heavy cream, and beat it a little. It gives not only a richer flavor, but also an airy lightness to the soup. But still the soup was too plain as it's said in other reviews above, so the next time I made this soup I added 1 tablespoon more lemon juice and 1 mild-cured cucumber pureed together with fresh cucumbers. And poured just 2 tablespoons of water instead of 1 cup broth. Finally, I added cubes of toasted garlic rye bread like it shows in my photo. These ingredients were added from another similar recipe and I don't regret it. For these small recipe improvements, I'd give all five stars. Excellent!