Cold Cucumber Soup



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Prep Time:
15 mins

Additional Time:
1 hr 30 mins

Total Time:
1 hr 45 mins

Servings:
6

Yield:
6 servings


Ingredients

  • 16ouncesplain whole-milk yogurt
  • 2largecucumbers
  • 1 ⅓cupsbuttermilk
  • 2clovesgarlic
  • ¼cupfinely chopped fresh mint, or to taste
  • 1small bunchchopped fresh flat leaf parsley, or to taste
  • 1tablespoonextra virgin olive oil
  • salt and ground white pepper to taste

  • Directions

    Line a fine sieve with a coffee filter or a piece of cheesecloth. Add yogurt and strain for 30 minutes. Pour away the whey that collects.

    Peel cucumbers; scrape out and discard the seeds. Roughly chop cucumber and place in a blender. Add 1/2 of the yogurt, 1/2 of the buttermilk, and 1 clove garlic; puree. Add remaining yogurt, buttermilk, garlic, mint, and parsley; process everything until finely pureed. You might have to work in batches depending on the size of your blender. Add olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

    Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Serve chilled.



    Nutrition Facts (per serving)

    107 Calories
    5g Fat
    10g Carbs
    5g Protein

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