Cucumber Soup

By Florence Fabricant

Cucumber Soup
Rikki Snyder for The New York Times
Total Time
30 minutes
Rating
4(470)
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The guests are hungry, and dinner's not yet on the table. You could set out a tray of cheese and crackers. But if surprise and delight drive your menu choices (keeping an eye, all the while, on simplicity and efficiency), there are other options, like this velvety cucumber soup.

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Ingredients

Yield:2 cups, 12 small servings
  • 2cucumbers, peeled, seeded, chopped
  • ½ripe avocado, chopped
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • Salt
  • 1tablespoon avocado oil
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Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)

99 calories; 7 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 5 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 9 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams dietary fiber; 3 grams sugars; 2 grams protein; 456 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Purée cucumbers, avocado and lime juice in a food processor or blender. Transfer to a bowl. If you used a food processor, strain the mixture first. Stir in 1 cup cold water. Mixture should be pouring consistency. Season with salt.

  2. Step 2

    Transfer to a container or pitcher and refrigerate until ready to serve. Pour into small cups or shot glasses. Drizzle a few drops of avocado oil on top of each. Set cups or glasses on a tray to serve.

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Santosricardo

How about replacing 1 cup cold water with 1 cup cold vodka?

Eileen

How far in advance do you think you could make this? Wondering if this could be made the day before a holiday dinner or dinner party and kept refrigerated.

Amy

This was great. You do not need to strain the mixture. Put everything in the blender, and you are good to go!

Drey

I made this and forgot to add water - it was pretty good. Used more avocado and twice the lime. Even my kid enjoyed it. I threw it all in a smoothie blender, b/c this is a savory smoothie, and no straining needed! Thanks, NYT!

David Thomson

As others have said, this is a bit bland - adding garlic,basil and mint helped.

Texas Pat

Add about 8 oz of plain Greek yogurt. Gives it a zing

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