Chilled Cucumber Soup With Avocado Toast Recipe

Chilled Cucumber Soup With Avocado Toast Recipe

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A chilled cucumber soup, whirled together in the blender to serve as an instant dinner, is one of the quiet rewards of midsummer The trick to making it hearty enough is to not stint on the...

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Ingredients

  • 1 pound cucumbers, peeled, halved lengthwise and seeded
  • 2 cups buttermilk (or use 1 1/2 cups plain yogurt plus 1/4 cup water)
  • 1 large garlic clove, peeled and smashed
  • 2 anchovy fillets (optional)
  • 2 small whole scallions, trimmed
  • 1/2 jalapeño, seeded, deveined and chopped
  • 1/2 cup packed mixed fresh herbs (like mint, parsley, dill, tarragon, basil and cilantro)
  • 1/2 teaspoon sherry or white wine vinegar, more to taste
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher sea salt, plus more to taste
  • 4 slices baguette or other bread, toasted
  • 1 avocado, pitted, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese
  • 1/2 lemon
  • Extra-virgin olive oil, for serving
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 ear of corn, shucked, kernels sliced off
  • Fresh dill, for serving

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