Cucumber Soup with Mint

Name: Cucumber Soup with Mint
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 25 g/1 oz flour; 3–4 sprigs fresh mint; 60 g/2 oz butter; ½ onion; pinch sugar; freshly chopped mint; 4 dl/¾ pint chicken stock; 2 large cucumbers; salt and freshly milled pepper; bay leaf; 2–3 tablespoons single cream; 3 dl/½ pint milk

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Times Calendar Cookbook

By Katie Stewart

Published 1977

About

A white sauce can be used as part of the liquid in a soup recipe. It provides the thickening agent and gives a rich smooth flavour. Cream soups made from salad vegetables like lettuce and cucumber are often prepared in this way. This recipe has mint added for flavour. Serve it hot or cold.

Ingredients

2 large cucumbers
60 g/2 oz butter
3–4

Vegetarian
Soup

Method

Peel the cucumbers, slice in half lengthways and remove the centre seeds. Chop the cucumbers up and blanch in boiling water for 2 minutes. Drain well. Melt 25 g (1 oz) of the butter in a saucepan, ad