Rachel Khoo’s Cucumber & Mint Soup
August 12, 2009
Photo courtesy of rkhooks.net
The markets of Paris are bursting with fresh produce, but who wants to spend August slaving over a hot stove? Food creative Rachel Khoo has come to our rescue with a chilled soup that is perfect for a simple summer meal.
Cucumber & Mint Soup
Serves 4
1 kg cucumbers & 1 small cucumber for decoration
250g Fromage blanc 0%
1 bunch of mint (keep a few leaves for the decoration)
Salt & pepper
Peel & de-seed the cucumbers. Blend with a handful of mint. Mix the fromage blanc, season and chill. To serve, garnish with cucumber ribbons and mint leaves or mint ice cubes (put mint leaves in the ice cubes before freezing).
For more recipes from Rachel, check out her blog and website.
Written by Tory Hoen
After attending Brown University and spending two years in New York, Tory bought a one-way ticket to Paris to pursue her dream of becoming a writer (and of drinking wine at lunch). During her time in the City of Light, she chronicled the euphoric highs and the laughable lows of ex-pat life on her blog, A Moveable Beast. Though she's now based in New York, she travels frequently to Montreal and Brazil, and she'll use just about any excuse to jet to Paris ("I ran out of fleur de sel"). A regular contributor to Hip Paris, Tory also writes for New York Magazine, Time Out New York, and she is a co-author of Gradspot.com's Guide To Life After College.
Website: http://www.toryhoen.com/
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Wow that looks wonderful – just the thing for summer!!