Zucchini or Cucumber Soup from Mietta's Recipe Collection

The 2008
Mietta Song Recital Award

Zucchini or Cucumber Soup

Ingredients

3 Cucumbers about 8 inches

Dill Cucumbers Dill Cucumbers

Or 3 Zucchini 8 inches long

Zucchini Zucchini

1/2 cup minced Shallots

Shallots Shallots

3 tablespoons Butter

Butter Butter

6 cups light Chicken Stock

Stock Stock

1 1/2 teaspoons Wine Vinegar

Vinegar Vinegar

Pinch dried Dill Weed

Cucumber Cucumber

4 tablespoons quick cooking Farina (semolina)

Flour Flour

Salt

Salt Salt

White Pepper

Pepper Pepper

1 cup Sour Cream

Cream Cream

Freshly chopped Parsley or Dill

Parsley Parsley

Method

Peel the cucumbers. Dont peel the zucchini. Cut into half inch chunks. Cook shallots slowly in butter till tender. Add cucumber or zucchini, chicken stock, vinegar and dill. Bring to the boil, stir in farina or semolina.

Simmer partially covered for 20-25 minutes. Puree. Thin out with stock if necessary. Season with salt and pepper.

Bring to the simmer and beat in 1/2 cup sour cream.

Oversalt slightly, let cool, stirring occasionally. Cover and chill. Add dollop of sour cream to each bowl and float wafer thin fresh cucumber slices or fresh parsley or dill. Omit slices of zucchini.

Remarks
See also Zucchini Soup

Cauliflower Soup
Cooked with shallots, chicken stock & vinegar, pureed, served chilled with sour cream

Cold Apricot Soup
Cooked with shallots, chicken stock & vinegar, pureed, served chilled with sour cream

Cucumber Soup
Cooked with shallots, chicken stock & vinegar, pureed, served chilled with sour cream

Curried Apple Soup
Cooked with shallots, chicken stock & vinegar, pureed, served chilled with sour cream

Fresh Fruit Soup
Cooked with shallots, chicken stock & vinegar, pureed, served chilled with sour cream

Fresh Mushroom Soup
Cooked with shallots, chicken stock & vinegar, pureed, served chilled with sour cream

Gazpacho
Cooked with shallots, chicken stock & vinegar, pureed, served chilled with sour cream

Green Herb Soup
Cooked with shallots, chicken stock & vinegar, pureed, served chilled with sour cream

Pea And Ham Soup
Cooked with shallots, chicken stock & vinegar, pureed, served chilled with sour cream

Pumpkin Soup
Cooked with shallots, chicken stock & vinegar, pureed, served chilled with sour cream

Summer Pea Soup
Cooked with shallots, chicken stock & vinegar, pureed, served chilled with sour cream

Yabby Soup
Cooked with shallots, chicken stock & vinegar, pureed, served chilled with sour cream

Zucchini or Cucumber Soup
Cooked with shallots, chicken stock & vinegar, pureed, served chilled with sour cream

Zucchini Soup
Cooked with shallots, chicken stock & vinegar, pureed, served chilled with sour cream

The 2008Mietta Song Recital Award