Passata Estiva di Cetrioli e Pomodori

Name: Passata Estiva di Cetrioli e Pomodori (Raw Cucumber and Tomato Summer Soup)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 large cucumber, peeled and cut into chunks; 2 tbsp finely chopped dill; 3 tbsp double cream; salt and pepper; salt and pepper; 2 large beef tomatoes; 10 basil leaves, plus extra to garnish; 1 white onion, roughly chopped

Raw Cucumber and Tomato Summer Soup

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Antonio Carluccio – The Collection

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 2012

About

“For this soup, the ingredients are raw, and the mixture of the two soups and two colours is spectacular to look at It is a delightfully refreshing dish for a hot summer’s day!”

Ingredients

1 large cucumber, peeled and cut into chunks
2 tbsp finely chopped dill
3 tbsp

Europe
Italy
Summer
Soup
Mediterranean
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Liquidise the cucumber with the dill in a liquidiser or food processor. Add the cream and season to taste with a little salt and pepper. Chill in the fridge.

Put the tomatoes into a bowl of water that has just come to the boil and leave for 30 seconds. Pull off the skins. Liquidise the peeled tomatoes with the basil and onion. Season to taste and chill in the fridge.

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