Chilled Cucumber Soup Recipe

2 lb onions
4 tbsp olive oil
1 salt
1 pepper
1 qt bouillon
1 cup white wine
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp flour
4 large cucumbers
1/4 cup parsley
1/4 cup celery leaves
2 cup cream


Directions

Cut the onions into fine slices. Heat the oil in a pot, put the
onions into the pot and steam until the onions become light brown.
Add stock and white whine, season with salt and pepper. Let simmer
for about 15 min. Meanwhile finely chop the peeled and seeded
cucumbers, the parsley and the celery leaves. Then melt the butter
in an saucepan and cook the flour over medium heat for some
minutes, constantly stirring. Add the chopped cucumbers, parsley and
celery leaves; reduce to low heat and allow to simmer until the
cucumbers are tender (takes about 7 to 9 minutes). Add the content of
the saucepan to the onion soup and let simmer for another 15 minutes.

Cool. Put the cooled soup into a food processor, add the cream and
chill well. Garnish with chopped cucumber and one slice of lemon.

Thanks, Ronjon. ----

Servings: 4 servings

Categories: Cucumber; Soup; Vegetable

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