CREAM OF CUCUMBER SOUP Recipe
This Cream Of Cucumber Soup is a tasty variation to the simple cucumber soup. Try it and you are sure to be hooked to it.
Summary
Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time40 Min
Ready In50 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Health IndexHealthyServings2
Main IngredientCucumber
Ingredients
Good-sized cucumbers – 2
White stock - 11/2 pints
Hot milk - 1 large cup
Top milk – 1 small cup
Butter – 1 ounce
Brown sugar - 1/2 tsp.
Spinach leaves – few, shredded
Potato flour - 1/2 tablespoon
Salt, nutmeg, pepper – to season
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Peel cucumbers.
2. With the help of a vegetable cutter, make around a dozen balls or some other shape and keep it aside to garnish.
3. Grate the rest of the cucumber.
MAKING
4. In a stew pan, melt butter.
5. Add grated cucumbers, spinach leaves and sugar. Cook it on a very low flame for five minutes ensuring that it does not brown.
6. Gradually add stock, stirring it continuously as you do so.
7. Bring it to a boil and let it simmer for 15 minutes.
8. Strain to prepare puree.
9. Add salt. Season with nutmeg and pepper. In case the consistency of the soup is very thin, add potato flour mixed with water to thicken it.
10. Return to pan. Add hot milk. Heat it but do not boil as this makes cucumber bitter.
11. Remove from flame and add top milk.
SERVING
12. To serve Cream of Cucumber soup, pour in hot tureen. To garnish add cucumber balls, whole wheat fried bread or top it with yoghurt or cream.
1. Peel cucumbers.
2. With the help of a vegetable cutter, make around a dozen balls or some other shape and keep it aside to garnish.
3. Grate the rest of the cucumber.
MAKING
4. In a stew pan, melt butter.
5. Add grated cucumbers, spinach leaves and sugar. Cook it on a very low flame for five minutes ensuring that it does not brown.
6. Gradually add stock, stirring it continuously as you do so.
7. Bring it to a boil and let it simmer for 15 minutes.
8. Strain to prepare puree.
9. Add salt. Season with nutmeg and pepper. In case the consistency of the soup is very thin, add potato flour mixed with water to thicken it.
10. Return to pan. Add hot milk. Heat it but do not boil as this makes cucumber bitter.
11. Remove from flame and add top milk.
SERVING
12. To serve Cream of Cucumber soup, pour in hot tureen. To garnish add cucumber balls, whole wheat fried bread or top it with yoghurt or cream.
