Cucumber Soup Recipes

Cook up some refreshing cucumber soup following these recipes, including a cucumber soup with seared Tuna tartare and a spicy avocado-cucumber soup.

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Chilled Cucumber-Avocado Soup with Spicy Glazed Shrimp

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Douglas Keane is such a fan of chilled soups that he puts at least one on his menu every season including winter. The combination of cucumber and red wine vinegar in this recipe reminds him of the wonderful Greek salads he had growing up outside of Detroit, Michigan, home to a huge Greek community.

Vegetable Sandwich with Dill Sauce

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Tomato Soup with Feta, Olives and Cucumbers

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This pretty, fresh-tasting tomato soup is David Chang's riff on Greek salad: He tops it with tomatoes, olives, honeyed cucumbers and feta.

Two-Tomato Soup with Fennel

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Spicy Avocado-Cucumber Soup

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This tangy, luscious soup is an excellent make-ahead dish: Simply puree everything except the garnish, then chill. For a milder version, scale back on the serrano.

Spicy Coconut-Kale Soup

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Tangy Cucumber Soup

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To turn this tangy and refreshing yogurt-based soup into a terrific light meal, simply add poached shrimp.

Tangy Beef Soup

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Chilled Cucumber Soup

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Chef Eric Skokan of Boulder, Colorado's Black Cat grows hundreds of vegetables at his farm, analyzing each variety for its best use. He prefers the Zagross Persian cucumber for this tangy soup.

Chilled Zucchini Soup with Purslane

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Cucumber-Yogurt Soup with Pepperoncini

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Pepperoncini (long, thin Italian pickled chiles) give Marcia Kiesel's otherwise-mild soup an appealingly tangy flavor.

Yogurt and Herb Dressing

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Chilled Cucumber Soup with Salt-Roasted Shrimp

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Jim Burke's cucumber soup with lime, garlic and ginger is light, refreshing and restorative; his kitchen staff jokes that it's like a mini spa treatment. For extra substance, Burke adds salt-roasted shrimp, avocado and a hit of spicy chile oil.

Chilled Tomato Soup with Goat-Milk Yogurt

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Cold Cucumber Soup with Yogurt and Dill

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This cool, refreshing cucumber soup from Andrew Zimmern gets tang and creaminess from Greek yogurt and big, summery flavor from lots of fresh herbs.

Tzatziki

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Cucumber Soup with Seared Tuna Tartare

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This creatively conceived recipe will have you re-imagine the way you've eaten tuna until now.

Asian Tuna Tartare

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Cold Cucumber Soup with Mint

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Here is a decidedly refreshing soup to be consumed as a midday snack or as an appetizer.

Pea Consommé with Mint

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Cucumber Soup Recipes

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Chilled Cucumber-Avocado Soup with Spicy Glazed Shrimp

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Tomato Soup with Feta, Olives and Cucumbers

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