4.8 from 33 votes
Chilled Cucumber Soup
On a hot summer day, noone wants to cook. You don't have to with this light, refreshing chilled cucumber soup! A delicious, quick starter to any al fresco meal!
Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 127 kcal
Course:
Appetizer , Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For cucumber soup
- 2 hot house cucumbers English, peeled and roughly chopped
- ½ cup cilantro stems and leaves
- ½ lb silken tofu
- 6 ounces homemade vegetable broth
- 1 large clove garlic
- 2 teaspoons white wine or champagne vinegar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
For pico de gallo
- 1 large ripe tomato , seeded and finely diced
- ¼ cup white onion finely diced
- ½ Jalapeno pepper seeded and minced
- ½ lime juiced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt to taste
- additional English cucumber very thinly sliced
Instructions
- In a blender, combine all ingredients for the soup. Puree until smooth. Refrigerate at least two hours to chill before serving. Season to taste.
- In a small bowl combine tomato, onion, jalapeño, lime juice and olive oil. Toss to combine. Taste for seasoning and add salt accordingly. Chill two hours before serving for flavors to develop.
- To serve, ladle cold soup into chilled bowls. Float one or two slices of cucumber on the soup and carefully spoon pico de gallo over the soup and sliced cucumber. Be careful so that the garnish doesn't plop to the bottom, but rests gently on top. Enjoy!
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Notes
- You can substitute regular kirby cucumbers, just be sure to remove the seeds. The seeds are negligible in the hot house variety, so I skip that step.
Nutrition Information
Calories
127kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
9g
(3%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
759mg
(32%)
Potassium
363mg
(10%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
460IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
10.9mg
(12%)
Calcium
44mg
(4%)
Iron
0.9mg
(5%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 127
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 127kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 759mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 363mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 460IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 10.9mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 44mg | 4% |
| Iron | 0.9mg | 5% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.