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Cucumber and Celery Soup
Created by daisy, Wednesday, 08 September 2010
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Great for using up a glut of cucumbers from the greenhouse, or using up that sad specimen from the bottom of the fridge before it turns to slime. Quick, easy and very tasty
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Serves
6
- 1 knob of butter
- 1 mug of diced celery
- 1 mug of sliced leek
- 1 1/2 mugs of diced cucumber, plus some more for garnish
- 1 mug of peeled and diced potato
- 2 mugs of chicken of veg stock
- salt and freshly ground pepper
- a good couple of pinches of cayenne pepper
- dollop natural yogurt to serve
- a sprinkle of chopped mint, to serve
Method/steps
- melt the butter in a large pot and sweat the celery, leek and cucumber over a low heat for about 10 minutes, stirring every now and then. Now add the potato and stock amd a little seasoning of salt, pepper and cayenne pepper, bring to the boil, then reduce to a light simmer for another 10-15 minutes.
- Blitz the soup with one of the many kitchen gadgets you have lirking in the cpboard until it's smooth and check the seasoning. Run it through a sieve if you have one or just serve in warm bowls with a dollop of yogurt and a sprinkle of chopped mint and cucumber.
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