Cool as a Cucumber Soup Recipe

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This chilled soup makes a wonderful appetizer or side on a hot summer day. Bright bursts of dill provide a pleasant contrast to the milder flavor of cucumber.—Deirdre Dee Cox, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Cool as a Cucumber Soup Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + standing

Yield: 7 Servings

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Ingredients

1 pound cucumbers, peeled, seeded and sliced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups fat-free plain yogurt
1 green onion, coarsely chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
4-1/2 teaspoons snipped fresh dill
Additional chopped green onion and snipped fresh dill

Directions

In a colander set over a bowl, toss cucumbers with salt. Let stand for 30 minutes. Squeeze and pat dry.
Place the cucumbers, yogurt, onion and garlic in a food processor; cover and process until smooth. Stir in dill. Serve immediately in chilled bowls. Garnish with additional onion and dill. Yield: 7 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1/2 cup equals 31 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 1 mg cholesterol, 199 mg sodium, 6 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1/2 fat-free milk.

Originally published as Cool as a Cucumber Soup in Taste of Home June/July 2011, p47