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5 from 11 votes

Cucumber bisque

Delicious chilled cucumber bisque/ cucumber soup goes well as great appetizer.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Side Dish, Soups
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cucumber bisque, Cucumber recipes
Servings: 4 serving
Calories: 112kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 cups of cucumber about 2 peeled, chopped into cubes
  • ¾ onion chopped
  • ½ tablespoon all purpose flour if you are looking for gluten free try with tapioca flour
  • ½ tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 green chili optional if you want spicy use it
  • 10 oz/1 cup vegetables stockhomemade
  • ½ teaspoon or to taste salt
  • 2 tablespoon Cilantro/ coriander leaves
  • 1 tablespoon parsley
  • ½ avocado
  • ½ tablespoon lemon juice
  • ½ tablespoon lime juice
  • ¾ cup plain yogurt use non-diary yogrut for vegan
  • ½ teaspoon or to taste freshly ground pepper
  • * you can use 3 tablespoon dill weed instead of Cilantro and parsley.

Instructions

  • In a sauce pan heat oil and
  • add chopped onion and green chili
  • and fry until onion becomes translucent. Then add flour and mix everything .
  • To this add chopped cucumbers and vegetable broth.
  • Cook until the cucumbers is soft and it takes about 25-30 minutes in low flame.
  • When it is cool enough to touch. Add avocado and lemon/lime juice in a blender along with parsley and cilantro or dill weeds if using.
  • Grind everything into fine puree.
  • Once it is chilled for some time add yogurt, salt and pepper.
  • Serve chilled.

Notes

This recipe is adapted from Domestic Chic
 

Nutrition

Calories: 112kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 365mg | Potassium: 374mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 260IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 1mg
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