Best 9 Cream Of Cucumber Soup Recipes

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.

CREAM OF CUCUMBER SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Peel the cucumbers and cut the shavings into dice. Boil gently in salted water until soft. Drain, and set aside.
• Chop the cucumber flesh and the onions into dice as well.
• Heat a pot with 1 tablespoon of Crisco and sautee diced onions and cucumber flesh for 5 minutes. Add parsley and stock, let it simmer 20 minutes.
• Mix the cornstarch with milk and add to the pot. Let it simmer for 10 minutes.
• Wash and drain the spinach and pound it in a mortar. Then get a cloth and lightly squeeze the liquid into the pot to get that green color.
• Strain the soup through a sieve then return it to the pot. Set aside.
• Whisk cream and egg yolks in a basin and pour the hot soup little by little while stirring at the same time. Return to the pot and heat over a low flame for 8 minutes. Keep stirring to avoid boiling and curdling. Turn the heat off.
• Season with nutmeg, pepper, and salt to taste.
• In a separate pan heat 1 tablespoon of Crisco and toss the croutons, sugar, salt, and pepper for 2 to 3 minutes. Set aside.
• Ladle soup into a bowl and sprinkle cucumber peel and croutons on top. Serve while hot.

CREAMY CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 1 to 4 minutes. Add lemon juice and cook for 1 minute. Add 3 3/4 cups cucumber slices, broth, salt, pepper and cayenne; bring to a simmer. Reduce heat and cook at a gentle simmer until the cucumbers are soft, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Transfer the soup to a blender. Add avocado and parsley; blend on low speed until smooth. (Use caution when pureeing hot liquids.) Pour into a serving bowl and stir in yogurt. Chop the remaining 1/4 cup cucumber slices. Serve the soup warm or refrigerate and serve it chilled. Just before serving, garnish with the chopped cucumber and more chopped parsley, if desired.

CHILLED CREAMY CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Peel cucumber and remove seeds. Grate to yield 3 cups. In food processor combine cucumbers, yogurt, garlic, honey and a squirt of lemon. Snip in dill. Process until smooth. Slowly add water until creamy. Season with salt and pepper and continue processing. Pour into a bowl. Chill. Serve.

CUCUMBERS IN CREAM

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine cucumbers, onion, water and salt. Let stand for 1 hour; drain and rinse. In a serving bowl, beat cream, sugar and vinegar. Add cucumbers and onion; toss gently. Sprinkle with parsley if desired.

CHILLED CREAM OF CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Coarsely purée cucumbers in a blender or food processor.
• Transfer to a metal bowl and whisk in remaining ingredients and salt to taste.
• Cover bowl and chill 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve in chilled bowls.

COLD CREAM OF CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Bring the vegetable broth to the boil.
• Chop 4 of the cucumbers coarsely.
• Thinly slice the fifth, and set the slices aside.
• Add the chopped cucumbers, potato, leeks, shallot and garlic to the boiling broth, and cook until tender, about 45 minutes.
• Remove from heat and blend.
• Add salt and pepper to taste, and cool.
• Refrigerate for several hours, until well chilled.
• To serve, pour the chilled soup into a soup tureen, add the sliced cucumbers and chopped chives.
• Spoon the sour cream or yogurt on top, or serve it separately at the table.

CUCUMBER SOUP I

Steps:

• Peel, seed, and chop 2 cucumbers.
• Cook the chopped scallions in the margarine until soft. Add the chopped cucumbers and the wine vinegar. Pour in the broth, and stir in the farina. Salt to taste, and add tarragon. Let the soup simmer for 20 minutes, or until the cucumbers are soft.
• Put the soup into a blender, and puree it.
• Pour the puree into a bowl, and whisk in the sour cream. Taste the soup for seasoning. Pour the soup into bowls, and garnish with cucumber slices and chopped parsley.

CHILLED CREAM OF CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Slice 1/3 cup cucumbers; refrigerate. Chop the remaining cucumbers and add to onion mixture. Add the broth, dill, vinegar and salt; bring to a boil. Gradually add farina, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool slightly., In a blender, process soup in batches until pureed. Pour into a container; refrigerate until chilled. Just before serving, whisk in 1/2 cup sour cream. Garnish each serving with reserved cucumber slices and 1 tablespoon sour cream.