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Cucumber Soup

SUBMITTED BY: Beverly Sprague

"In Baltimore, Maryland, Beverly Sprague dresses up this milk soup with a colorful selection of savory garnishes. A topping of crunchy almonds contrasts nicely with this smooth soup."
PREP TIME  25 Min
READY IN  25 Min
SERVINGS & SCALING
Original recipe yield: 12 servings
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 3 medium cucumbers
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • 3 cups sour cream
  • 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • TOPPINGS:
  • 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
  • 3/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onions
  • 1/2 cup minced fresh parsley

DIRECTIONS

  1. Peel cucumbers; halve lengthwise and remove seeds. Cut into chunks. In a blender, cover and puree cucumbers and broth in small batches. Transfer to a large bowl; stir in the sour cream, vinegar, salt if desired and garlic until well blended. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Stir before serving. Garnish with tomatoes, almonds, onions and parsley.

Nutritional Analysis: One 3/4-cup serving (prepared with reduced-sodium broth and fat-free sour cream and without salt) equals 95 calories, 3 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 239 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 reduced-fat milk.

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Reviewed on May 4, 2007 by Kärin
This is so refreshing and light! I LOVED the relish on top. I have been giving this recipe link out to a ton of people. They are all excited to make it for themselves! Great spring/ summer soup to dress up any table.

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Reviewed on Jul. 29, 2007 by bermudajan
I served this at a dinner party last night and received rave reviews. I found the toppings sank - except for the parsey and nuts but that was not a bad thing - eash bowl received equal amounts of tomato, green onion etc. Eating outside with a full moon over the harbor helped the ambience.

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Reviewed on Mar. 29, 2008 by Amber
Wonderful soup! My family enjoyed this very much, even the picky eaters! This was so easy to make and very inexpensive. Will do again!!! Thank you for sharing this.

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