Lebanese Cucumber Soup

Name: Lebanese Cucumber Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Lebanese Coastal & Mountain
Ingredients: 1 medium cucumber; 2 spring onions; 1 clove garlic; 1 carton natural low-fat plain yogurt (8 ounce); 2.5 oz sour cream; 1 tbsp fresh mint; 1 tsp lemon juice; salt & freshly ground black pepper

Cucumber, yogurt and sour cream come together in this soup, chilled before serving.

1 hr 45 min · Serves 4 · Medium

Ingredients

1 medium cucumber, peeled (reserve some for garnish)
2 spring onions
1 clovegarlic, crushed and finely chopped
1 carton natural low-fat plain yogurt (8 ounce)
70 gsour cream
1 tbspfresh mint, chopped (reserve a few leaves for garnish)
1 tsplemon juice
salt & freshly ground black pepper

Method

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Time: Prep 15 min · Cook 90 min · 105 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Finely grate or chop cucumber; do this over a bowl to catch any liquid. Finely chop white bulbs of spring onions and about 3 inches of the green stalks.
2
Mix all ingredients (incl juice of cucumber), season to taste with salt& pepper. Chill in the fridge until cool.
3
To serve, ladle into individual dishes and garnish with thin slices of cucumber and sprigs of fresh mint or chopped mint.