Summer Soup Recipe: Cool Vegan Cucumber Soup

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Steps to Make It.

Ingredients

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Nutritions

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Gather all ingredients needed for the cucumber soup.
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In a large saucepan, heat the vegetable oil over medium heat. Add the cucumbers, garlic, and onions and cook until onions are transparent, about 6 minutes.
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Add the vegetable broth to the pan and simmer until the cucumber is fully soft, about 15 to 20 minutes.
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Remove the pan from the heat. Carefully transfer the mixture to a blender or food processor and blend until completely smooth. While warm, stir in the fresh dill and season with black pepper.
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Place the entire mixture in the refrigerator until fully cold.
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Just before serving, stir in the soy milk and adjust seasonings to taste.
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HTML Directions

• 1

  Gather the Ingredients
  

  Start by gathering all the necessary ingredients for the cucumber soup.

• 2

  Sauté the Vegetables
  

  In a large saucepan, heat the vegetable oil over medium heat. Add chopped cucumbers, minced garlic, and diced onions, and cook until the onions turn transparent, taking about 6 minutes.

• 3

  Add the Broth
  

  Pour in the vegetable broth and let it simmer until the cucumbers are fully soft, approximately 15 to 20 minutes.

• 4

  Blend the Mixture
  

  Once done, remove the pan from the heat. Carefully transfer the contents to a blender or food processor and blend until the mixture is smooth. While still warm, stir in fresh dill and season with black pepper to taste.

• 5

  Chill the Soup
  

  Transfer the blended mixture to the refrigerator and allow it to chill until completely cool.

• 6

  Final Touches
  

  Just before serving, stir in the soy milk. Taste the soup and adjust the seasonings as needed.

• 7

  Note on Blending Hot Ingredients

  Steam can build up rapidly in a blender when hot ingredients are blended, causing splatter and potential burns. To prevent this, fill the blender no more than one-third full, keep the lid vented, and cover it with a folded kitchen towel while blending.

Looking for the perfect light and filling summer meal? How do you feel about cold soups? You're probably already familiar with traditional Spanish gazpacho, but the world of chilled soups goes well beyond just gazpacho. Try this chilled vegan cucumber soup recipe for a light summer lunch or a simple dinner starter soup (try making it in advance and serving it while you're waiting for those veggie burgers to brown up on the outdoor grill on a hot summer evening). 

This chilled and cooling cucumber soup combines cucumbers with fresh dill, onions and garlic for flavor and blends it all up together with some soy milk (or use any kind of non-dairy milk substitute you prefer, such as almond milk) for a smooth, creamy, and cold cucumber soup that is vegetarian, vegan, and very refreshing.

The soup is also gluten-free, just make sure your vegetable broth is gluten-free as some brands are and some brands aren't; all the other ingredients are safe for those on a gluten-free diet. This recipe comes to us from the Compassionate Cook Cookbook

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