Cold Cucumber and Tomato Soup Recipe
Flavors of Switzerland
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Total time: 15 to 30 minutes
Preparation time: 10 minutesCooking time: 15 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Chef's Note
A classic recipe presented by Chef Karl Rodekirchen of Le Jardin restaurant in the Arabella Sheraton Neues Schloss in Zurich You can use either vegetable or chicken broth for this recipe. Prepare the broth the day before and refrigerate overnight so that you can remove the fat easily the next day.
This simple recipe can be used as a starting point for numerous variations. Add cheese to your croutons, add a spoonful of sour cream, dill or basil, etc.
Ingredients
Ingredients for 5 servings
- 200 g (7 oz.) tomato
- 200 g (7 oz.) Cucumber
- 200 g (7 oz.) peeled Tomatoes
- 150 g (5 oz.) various sweet peppers
- 100 g (3 1/2 oz.) white bread croutons
- 50 g (2 oz.) white onion
- 2 cloves of garlic, peeled
- 500 ml (2 cups) degreased stock
- 50 ml (3 tbsp.) olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Tabasco to taste
Method
- Put all the ingredients (except the croutons and the broth) through a grinder, using the largest disk;
- add to the broth; season to taste with salt and pepper;
- refrigerate; garnish the soup with the croutons just before serving.
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