Spicy Cucumber Soup

Name: Spicy Cucumber Soup
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 0.5 onion, chopped; 2 teaspoons minced garlic; 2 cucumbers, peeled, seeded and chopped; 1 cup vegetable broth; 0.5 cup milk; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 teaspoons curry powder; 1 teaspoon dried parsley; 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 teaspoon sesame oil

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⏱ 50 mins 🍽 Serves 4 🌶 american 🏷 Soup

This vegetarian soup delivers a savoury and spicy flavour profile. It combines cucumbers with a blend of curry powder, cayenne, and red pepper flakes for heat, simmered in a base of vegetable broth and milk. The finished soup is puréed to a creamy, slightly textured consistency. It serves four people and takes about 50 minutes to prepare from start to finish.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
0.5 onion, chopped
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 cucumbers, peeled, seeded and chopped
1 cup vegetable broth
0.5 cup milk
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons curry powder
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon sesame oil

Method

Warm the olive oil in a large saucepan. Cook the chopped onion and minced garlic, stirring, until they become very soft, which should take about 10 minutes. Mix in the cucumbers, vegetable broth, milk, soy sauce, curry powder, dried parsley, red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper, and sesame oil. Bring the mixture up to a simmer. Lower the heat, cover the pan, and let it simmer for 10 minutes more.
Transfer half of the hot soup into a blender. Secure the lid firmly, using a potholder for safety, and pulse several times before blending continuously to achieve a creamy purée with a slightly grainy texture. Pour this into a clean pot. Blend the remaining soup in the same way.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories133 kcal

Fat9 g

Sugars5 g

Protein3 g

Sodium583 mg

Recipe details

CategorySoup

Cuisineamerican

AuthorChelsea