At the farmer's market Saturday, they were serving samples of Bulgarian Cucumber Soup and handing out the recipe. I hesitated to taste it, but absolutely loved it. I bought my fresh garlic, dill and cucumbers on the spot and decided it would work nice with some crunchy bread and fresh sliced tomatoes for a light dinner! (And works well with my whole flexitarian diet!)I will admit that when I served it to hubs he said, "Is this the appetizer?" But after he tried it, he really liked it. Along with the homemade peach cobbler I picked up at the market and some vanilla ice cream, it suited him just fine.
Here's the recipe:
Bulgarian Cucumber Soup
Ingredients:
1 1/2 c cucumbers
2 T olive oil
1 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
2 T fresh dill, chopped
1/4 to 1 c chopped walnuts
1 to 1 1/2 c yogurt or sour cream
Mix together oil, salt, pepper, garlic, dill, and walnuts. Marinate cucumber in this mixture for 2-6 hours in the refrigerator. Puree mixture in blender. When ready to serve, mix in cream. Put 1-2 ice cubes in each bowl and ladle in soup.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 c cucumbers
2 T olive oil
1 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
2 T fresh dill, chopped
1/4 to 1 c chopped walnuts
1 to 1 1/2 c yogurt or sour cream
Mix together oil, salt, pepper, garlic, dill, and walnuts. Marinate cucumber in this mixture for 2-6 hours in the refrigerator. Puree mixture in blender. When ready to serve, mix in cream. Put 1-2 ice cubes in each bowl and ladle in soup.
That sounds really yummy!
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That looks delish!
ReplyDeleteSounds so fabulous!!! Must try it!
ReplyDeleteI just may have to try this. There is a restaurant that serves the best cold cucumber soup and I could eat it every day in the summer. So delish!
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