Chilled Cucumber Soup

(from BlondeLioness’s recipe box)

Can be made and refrigerated up to 1 day in advance

Source: Real Simple Mag, June 2009

Prep time: 20 minutes
Serves 4 people

Categories: Dinner, Lunch, Not Tried, Soup, Veggies

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup Sour Cream
  • 4 Scallions, roughly chopped
  • 2 Jalapeños, seeded
  • 1/2 cup Fresh Basil
  • 1T Fresh Lime Juice
  • 3lbs Cucumbers (about 4) peeled, seeded, and roughly chopped
  • Salt and Pepper
  • 1 small Baguette,sliced
  • 4oz Salami, sliced
  • 1/2 cup Olives, mixed

Directions

  1. In a blender, puree, the sour cream, scallions, jalapeños, basil, lime juice, half cucumbers, 1/4 cup water, 3/4t salt, 1/4t pepper.

  2. Add remaining cucumbers and puree (adjusting consistency with water when necessary) untill smooth. Serve with bread, salami, feta, and olives.

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