Cucumber Yogurt And Horseradish Soup Food

COOL CUCUMBER AND DILL SOUP

Steps:

• Process the cucumbers in a food processor until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients and pulse to combine.
• Chill the soup in the refrigerator until cold, about 1 hour.
• Divide among 4 chilled soup bowls and garnish with the chopped cucumber.

SIMPLE CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter with the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in the butter mixture until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add cucumber and zucchini slices; cook and stir until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour vegetable broth over the mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and let simmer until the vegetables are cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat and cool a few minutes.
• Pour soup into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid in place with a towel; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth.

EASY AND CREAMY CUCUMBER YOGURT SOUP

Steps:

• Prepare the cucumber as described above- skin and seeds removed and chopped.
• Also, prepare the avocado by removing the pit and peel.
• In a blender, blend together the cucumber, avocado and yogurt on high for 15 seconds.
• Add the onion, garlic, and dill and blend until smooth. You can season to taste as needed.
• Refrigerate the soup for at least four hours before serving. Serve with additional dill as desired. Some folks like to add a bit of mint as well.

CHILLED CUCUMBER AND YOGURT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium high flame and saute garlic and onion until translucent (about 5 minutes). Add cucumbers and cook (stirring) for about 5 minutes more. Add stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer about 12 minutes. Let cool to room temperature and puree in blender or food processer. Stir in yogurt and dill. Season with salt and pepper and keep chilled until ready to serve. Serve in chilled bowls.

CUCUMBER, YOGURT, AND HORSERADISH SOUP

Steps:

• Cut cucumbers into large chunks. Puree half the cucumber with yogurt, lemon zest, and horseradish in a blender until just smooth. Add remaining cucumber, and pulse until chunky, about 4 times. Season with pepper. Refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour. Stir well, and garnish with grated lemon zest and thinly sliced cucumber, if desired, before serving.

YOGURT AND CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except the last three. Mix thoroughly with 1 cup water.
• Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
• Just before serving stir in rose petals and add a few ice cubes. Garnish with additional mint and pita bread croutons.

CUCUMBER-YOGURT SOUP WITH FRESH DILL

Steps:

• Place the yogurt in a paper- towel-lined sieve and let drain over a bowl, in the refrigerator, several hours or overnight.
• Stir together the cucumbers, garlic, olive oil, dill and salt. Place the drained yogurt in a large bowl and gradually whisk in the water until very smooth. Stir in the cucumber mixture.
• Refrigerate the soup until very cold, at least 3 hours. If needed, thin with a little more water. Taste and add more salt, if necessary. Ladle into bowls and serve.

FRAGRANT CUCUMBER & YOGURT SOUP

Steps:

• Put the cucumbers in a food processor with the yogurt, stock, garlic and mint, then season to taste. Blend until smooth, then pour into a jug. Place in the freezer for 20 mins to chill.
• When ready to serve, heat the grill. Brush one side of the flatbread with 2 tsp olive oil, and grill for 1 min or until browned and crisp. 3 To serve, pour the soup into chilled bowls or glasses. Drizzle over the remaining olive oil and season with a little cracked black pepper. Serve with the crisp flatbread on the side.

CHILLED CUCUMBER-YOGURT SOUP WITH RADISHES

Steps:

• Combine yogurt, cucumbers, garlic, salt, cumin, curry and ginger in blender. Puree until smooth. Strain through fine sieve into large bowl. Refrigerate until well chilled, about 2 hours. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
• Ladle soup into bowls. Top with radishes and serve.