Simply Nutritious Delicious was inspired by our shared love of food and our desire to feed our families healthy, home cooked wholesome meals that are beautifully presented and appealing but don’t require hours of prep in the kitchen.
Chilled Cucumber, Lime, Mint & Basil Soup
This soup screams summer! It’s so fresh and delicious served simply over an ice cube. Be generous with the herbs!
Serves: 4-6
Prep: 8 minutes
Cooking: 5 minutes
Total: 13 minutes
Difficulty: easy
INGREDIENTS
2 cucumbers cut in halve lengthways, seeds removed and sliced
2 shallots or one small onion chopped⠀
4 tbsp Greek Yogurt⠀(we used Tims Dairy)
400ml chilled sparkling water⠀
bunch fresh basil
bunch fresh mint⠀
juice of three limes, zest of two⠀
1 tsp Maldon salt
Sauce the onion or shallots until translucent but not coloured.
Add the cucumber and salt and stir for just 1 minute.
Take off the heat and cool.
Stir in the yogurt then pour into a food processor or blender with the lime juice, sparkling water and most of the herbs (reserving some to sprinkle). Blitz until smooth.
Pour into bowls, or glasses and finish with a sprinkling of extra herbs.
