Zucchini or Cucumber Soup
Ingredients
3 Cucumbers about 8 inches
Or 3 Zucchini 8 inches long
1/2 cup minced Shallots
3 tablespoons Butter
6 cups light Chicken Stock
1 1/2 teaspoons Wine Vinegar
Pinch dried Dill Weed
4 tablespoons quick cooking Farina (semolina)
Salt
White Pepper
1 cup Sour Cream
Freshly chopped Parsley or Dill
Method
Peel the cucumbers. Dont peel the zucchini. Cut into half inch chunks. Cook shallots slowly in butter till tender. Add cucumber or zucchini, chicken stock, vinegar and dill. Bring to the boil, stir in farina or semolina.
Simmer partially covered for 20-25 minutes. Puree. Thin out with stock if necessary. Season with salt and pepper.
Bring to the simmer and beat in 1/2 cup sour cream.
Oversalt slightly, let cool, stirring occasionally. Cover and chill. Add dollop of sour cream to each bowl and float wafer thin fresh cucumber slices or fresh parsley or dill. Omit slices of zucchini.
Remarks
See also Zucchini Soup
Fresh Mushroom Soup Soups;
First Course - With nutmeg, garlic and cream, restaurant quantities
Curried Apple Soup Soups;
First Course -
Blended raw apples with a curry flavour
Zucchini or Cucumber Soup Soups;
First Course - Cooked with shallots, chicken
stock & vinegar, pureed, served chilled with sour cream
Green Herb Soup Soups;
First Course - Chilled green soup using parsley, tarragon & watercress
Gazpacho Soups;
First Course - Cucumber, tomato & beef
consomme served cold
Cold Apricot Soup Soups;
First Course
Yabby Soup Soups;
First Course -
Yabby bisque flavoured with the shells
Pumpkin Soup Soups;
First Course - Restaurant quantity, minimal instruction
Pea And Ham Soup Soups;
First Course
Cucumber Soup Soups;
First Course - Restaurant quantity soup
Fresh Fruit Soup Soups;
First Course - Chilled, pureed, mixed fruit in a citrus flavoured
syrup
Fresh Mushroom Soup Soups;
First Course
Summer Pea Soup Soups;
First Course - Fresh peas, potato, onion & lettuce cooked pureed with cream & chilled
Cauliflower Soup Soups;
First Course - Pureed cauliflower with onions, chicken
stock & cream
Zucchini Soup Soups;
First Course - Same recipe as Zucchini or Cucumber Soup
