Soup Recipes > Cucumber Soup
6 spring onions, cut into small pieces
2 tablespoons butter
pinch of caster/superfine sugar
1 1/2 pints milk
1/2 pint water
1 dessertspoon cornstarch
sprinkling of black pepper
(see measure conversions for more information)
- Melt the butter in a heavy bottomed saucepan.
- Put in the cucumber and the onions.
- Fry gently for 5 minutes.
- Add the sugar, pepper and 1/2 pint of cold water.
- Cover and simmer gently until the cucumber is quite tender.
- Place in a blender and puree.
- Mix the cornstarch with a little of the milk to a thin paste.
- Add gradually the remainder of the milk, put it in a saucepan and stir while it boils for 5 minutes.
- Add the cucumber puree and continue stirring until it comes to the boil again.
- Serve. A tablespoon or two of cream is a great improvement to this soup for special occasions, but is not necessary.
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How to make cucumber soup:
An unusual but refreshing soup to try.
Ingredients
1 large cucumber6 spring onions, cut into small pieces
2 tablespoons butter
pinch of caster/superfine sugar
1 1/2 pints milk
1/2 pint water
1 dessertspoon cornstarch
sprinkling of black pepper
(see measure conversions for more information)
Method
- Peel the cucumber and cut into 2 inch pieces.- Melt the butter in a heavy bottomed saucepan.
- Put in the cucumber and the onions.
- Fry gently for 5 minutes.
- Add the sugar, pepper and 1/2 pint of cold water.
- Cover and simmer gently until the cucumber is quite tender.
- Place in a blender and puree.
- Mix the cornstarch with a little of the milk to a thin paste.
- Add gradually the remainder of the milk, put it in a saucepan and stir while it boils for 5 minutes.
- Add the cucumber puree and continue stirring until it comes to the boil again.
- Serve. A tablespoon or two of cream is a great improvement to this soup for special occasions, but is not necessary.
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