Chilled Cucumber Mint Soup
For a hot summer day, nothing beats a cold soup; you don’t even have to cook this one! The two kinds of mint add a wonderful fresh flavor. Garnish the soup with whole mint leaves.
Serves: 4Hands-on: 10 minutesTotal: 3 hours 10 minutesDifficulty: Easy
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 2 cucumbers, peeled and seeded
- ⅓ cup chopped scallion
- 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh mint leaves
- 2 cups 1% milk
- 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
- 2 drops mint extract
- ¼ tsp. salt
- ⅛ tsp. ground white pepper
Directions
- Chop 1 cucumber and combine with all ingredients in blender or food processor. Cover and blend or process until smooth. Finely chop remaining cucumber and fold into the soup.
- Cover soup and chill for 3 hours before serving.
| Amount per serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 100 |
| Total Fat | 2g |
| Saturated Fat | 1g |
| Cholesterol | 10mg |
| Sodium | 250mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 13g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1g |
| Sugars | 12g |
| Protein | 8g |
Recipe Information
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 2 cucumbers, peeled and seeded
- ⅓ cup chopped scallion
- 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh mint leaves
- 2 cups 1% milk
- 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
- 2 drops mint extract
- ¼ tsp. salt
- ⅛ tsp. ground white pepper
Directions
- Chop 1 cucumber and combine with all ingredients in blender or food processor. Cover and blend or process until smooth. Finely chop remaining cucumber and fold into the soup.
- Cover soup and chill for 3 hours before serving.
Nutrition Information
| Amount per serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 100 |
| Total Fat | 2g |
| Saturated Fat | 1g |
| Cholesterol | 10mg |
| Sodium | 250mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 13g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1g |
| Sugars | 12g |
| Protein | 8g |