Cucumber Soup

Name: Cucumber Soup
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 ripe avocado, peeled and seeded; 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 4 kilograms 11 large cucumbers (about , divided; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh dill; 59 milliliters honey, divided; 59 milliliters rice wine vinegar; 0 teaspoons salt

Cucumber Soup might be just the soup you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 4g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 171 calories. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. A mixture of honey, rice wine vinegar, dill, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal diet.

Instructions

Cut 5 cucumbers into 3-inch chunks.

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Cucumber

Place half of cucumber chunks and 2 tablespoons honey in a blender or food processor; process until smooth.

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Cucumber

Honey

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Pour pureed cucumber mixture through a cheesecloth-lined sieve into a bowl. Repeat procedure with the remaining chunks. Cover and chill at least 8 hours.

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Cucumber

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Sieve

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Peel, seed, and thinly slice remaining 6 cucumbers; place slices in a bowl.

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Cucumber

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Add vinegar and remaining 2 tablespoons honey; toss well to coat. Cover and chill 8 hours or overnight.

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Vinegar

Honey

Working with pureed cucumber mixture in sieve, press mixture lightly with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to squeeze out juice; discard solids.

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Cucumber

Juice

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Sieve

Place half of marinated cucumber slices, avocado, and 1 3/4 cups cucumber juice in a blender or food processor; process until smooth.

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Cucumber

Avocado

Juice

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Pour cucumber mixture into a bowl. Repeat procedure with remaining cucumber slices and 1 3/4 cups cucumber juice; reserve any remaining juice for another use. Stir in chopped dill, salt, and pepper.

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Cucumber

Pepper

Juice

Dill

Salt

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Bowl

Place 1 1/2 cups soup into each of 6 bowls.

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Soup

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Bowl

Garnish with cracked black pepper and dill sprigs, if desired.

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Cracked Black Peppercorns

Dill

Wine note: Green, vegetal flavors, like those found in this soup, call for sauvignon blanc's distinctive, herbaceous character. The wine's grassy, citrus qualities bring out the soup's fresh, crisp flavors. A good value from California is Dry Creek Vineyard Fum Blanc ($50). -Jeffery Lindenmuth

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Sauvignon Blanc