Chilled Cucumber Soup with Smoked Salmon and Dill

Name: Chilled Cucumber Soup with Smoked Salmon and Dill
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter; 237 milliliters crème fraîche or sour cream; 1 liters cucumbers, peeled, halved, seeded, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices (about; 3 larges fresh dill sprigs plus 6 tablespoons minced fresh dill; 828 milliliters low-salt chicken broth; 237 milliliters chopped onions; 227 grams russet potato, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch dice; 1 teaspoon (or more) salt; 85 grams smoked salmon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

Chilled Cucumber Soup with Smoked Salmon and Dill is a gluten free soup. This recipe makes 6 servings with 192 calories, 8g of protein, and 12g of fat each. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. Head to the store and pick up dill sprigs plus 6 tablespoons dill, low-salt chicken broth, cucumbers, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium heat.

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Add onions and sauté until slightly softened, about 3 minutes.

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Onion

Add cucumbers and potato; stir 1 minute.

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Cucumber

Potato

Add broth, dill sprigs, and 1 teaspoon salt. Increase heat and bring to simmer. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer until cucumbers and potato are tender, stirring occasionally, about 25 minutes. Working in batches, puree soup in processor until smooth. Return to pot. Cool 15 minutes.

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Whisk in 1/2 cup crème fraîche and 4 tablespoons minced dill. Cover and chill until cold, about 4 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled.) Taste soup, adding more salt if desired. Ladle soup into 6 bowls.

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