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Chilled cucumber & herb soup

2
Points® value
Total Time
2 hr 30 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
Fresh herbs, cucumber and low fat soft cheese give this light chilled soup its lovely texture and flavour.

Ingredients

Spring Onions

8 medium, , finely chopped

Fresh Vegetable Stock

700 ml

Parsley, fresh

20 g

Chives, Fresh

20 g

Thyme, Fresh

1 tablespoon(s), lemon thyme

Cucumber

½ individual, extra large

Low Fat Soft Cheese

100 g

Skimmed Milk

200 ml, , chilled

Instructions

  1. Put the spring onions and stock into a saucepan. Heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat.
  2. Reserve a few herbs and 8 thin slices of cucumber for garnish, then add the rest to the saucepan with the soft cheese and milk. Blend with a hand-held stick blender, or transfer to a liquidizer and blend until smooth. Cover and chill for several hours, or overnight.
  3. Serve the soup, garnishing each portion with 2 slices of cucumber and the reserved herbs.