Normally I don’t do chilled soups. Having cold soup is weird, it feels counter intuitive. When I saw this recipe for cucumber, yogurt & horseradish soup in MS Living however my interest was peeked. Mm, that does sound really refreshing…cool cucumber & yogurt with a subdtle bite of horseradish. Tempting…
Throw in a few days of 100 degree weather & I was intrigued/yearning for feeling ‘refreshed’ enough to make it for an pre-dinner treat for P & I.
Cucumber, Yogurt & Horseradish Soup (via Martha Stewart Living but I tweaked it slightly) Serves 3
- 1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded & cut into 1/2″ pieces (before peeling slice a few thin pieces for garnish)
- 1 1/2 cups low-fat plain greek yogurt
- zest of one large lemon
- 2 tbs grated horseradish
Puree all ingredients & season to taste with pepper. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until cold.
Yep. That’s it.
The aforementioned heat wave also meant it was time to cool off in other ways…
Around here it’s not technically summer until mom buys a cheapie plastic kiddie pool at Kmart.
Today, summer officially arrived.
What do you do in your house every year that officially makes it summer?
We stock up on Otter pops from Costco, make regular trips to the best parks in our area ( the ones with the new cool fountains you can play in), and try to make regular trips to the beach. (since we are only about 1 hour from the OR coast)
Omgosh, I just bought flavor-ice in bulk at kmart for dirt cheap. Sophie Monster & I have gone through a box already, I love them so when she’s like ‘opsicle? opsicle?’ I’m like heck yeah kid!
Whenever we can we do a summer solstice campout. It’s a lot of fun!
I think you are a incredible wife and mother. Your website really makes me realize what i would like to do with my children one day. I love the Kane show but your blogs are way better! Yo go mujer!
Aw, thank you so much, seriously, you totally made my day! (: And I’m totally going to rub that in my husband’s face (;
I cannot wait to try this soup. I used to be leery of cold soups but tried some recently at a local bistro and really liked it. I love cucumber so this soup sounds wonderful to me. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
It’s delicious! But I realized later that I really should’ve suggested straining it if you have time before serving. The bits of horseradish & lemon zest can be a bit strong for some people. (aka husbands)