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Cucumber-Buttermilk Soup

Name: Cucumber-Buttermilk Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 cucumbers (14 ounces total), peeled, halved, and seeded, plus thin cucumber rounds, for serving; 2 cups buttermilk; Coarse salt and ground pepper; Extra-virgin olive oil, for serving

Recipe photo courtesy of Petrina Tinslay

This no-cook soup gets a hit of creamy texture and tangy flavor from buttermilk while diced cucumbers add a refreshing crunch.

Source: Everyday Food, June 2011

15 mins 15 mins 4

Total Time Prep Servings

Ingredients

2 cucumbers (14 ounces total), peeled, halved, and seeded, plus thin cucumber rounds, for serving
2 cups buttermilk
Coarse salt and ground pepper
Extra-virgin olive oil, for serving

Directions

1. Roughly chop 1 1/2 cucumbers; dice remaining cucumber half. Place roughly chopped cucumber in a blender with buttermilk and blend until smooth, 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Divide soup among four bowls and stir in diced cucumber. To serve, top with cucumber rounds, a drizzle of oil, and more pepper, if desired.

Cook's Notes

This cold soup is wonderful served with grilled chicken or fish.

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lmf319

2 JUN, 2017

My Baba made this weekly during summer months.We had fresh cukes in garden. Instead of pepper she would slice radishes paper thin and also finally diced hard boiled eggs were used as a garnish. Everything came from our garden or chickens. But the basic recipe you have is how it started. Love making this!
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erictoddw

12 AUG, 2014

INCREDIBLY simple soup. Other recipes I reviewed had several other ingredients and/or steps. This was as simple as prepping the veg and pouring in the milk! Extremely refreshing. I used white pepper to not mar the colour. My other half wants me to add a pinch of sugar the next time I make it. And I DEFINITELY will make it again. And again. And again.
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MS12270697

20 JUN, 2014

This was a very good and very easy recipe. Great soup for summer. You could add fresh dill, fresh chives or another herb if you like, but this was very good just as is. Thanks Sarah.
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