Lebanese cucumber soup Prep 15 mins Chilling time 1 hour
Ingredients (Serves 4 – 6)
1 large cucumber 200ml single cream 100ml plain yoghurt 2 tablespoons tarragon vinegar
2 tablespoons finely chopped mint 2 cloves garlic salt and black pepper
Garnish: finely chopped cocktail gherkins Sprigs of mint 18 shrimps (optional)
Wash, & dry cucumber. Do not peel, grate coarsely into a bowl. Stir in cream and yoghurt.
Peel and crush garlic, add to cucumber with tarragon vinegar. Season to taste, Stir in chopped mint.
Chill for at least 1 hour. Serve garnished as desired.