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Zucchini Cucumber Soup

3.7

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Recipe information

  • Total Time

    15 min

  • Yield

    Makes about 4 cups

Ingredients

1 lb zucchini, chopped
3/4 lb seedless cucumber (usually plastic-wrapped), peeled and chopped (2 cups)
1/3 cup chopped sweet onion such as Vidalia
1/4 cup white-wine vinegar
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon chopped fresh hot green chile
1 3/4 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 cup crme frache (4 oz)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Purée zucchini, cucumber, onion, vinegar, water, chile, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon coriander in a blender until very smooth.

    Step 2

    Whisk remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon coriander into crme frache. Serve soup topped with dollops of crme frache.

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