Cool as a Cucumber Soup

Name: Cool as a Cucumber Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 5 servings.
Cuisine: Irish Recipes
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

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 Cox, Kansas City, Missouri

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.

Nutrition Facts

2/3 cup: 40 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 2mg cholesterol, 279mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 fat-free milk.

Originally published as Cool Cucumber and Yogurt Soup in Taste of Home June/July 2011

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sgronholz

Jul 29, 2018

This soup is very easy to make and mild in flavor!
Brenda2772

Aug 12, 2013

Accidentally used vanilla yogurt (but countered that with sour cream). I was out of green onion, so I used powdered white onion and added 1/8 tsp. black pepper.Quite refreshing and simple to make.
bjoyus

Sep 30, 2011

This soup is amazing! So easy and so good.
sj55

May 29, 2011

Very tasty-we enjoyed it very much!!