Chilled Cucumber Soup with Smoked Salmon and Crème Fraiche
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Chilled Cucumber Soup with Smoked Salmon and Crème Fraiche
Estimated Cost: $12.00
2 ½ chilled large cucumbers (1 unpeeled and the other 1½ peeled) cut into large chunks
1 large shallot, finely chopped
6 tablespoons chopped fresh dill, plus 4 pluches
½ cup + 1 tablespoon water*
salt and pepper to taste*
1/2 cup crème fraiche
4 oz thinly sliced smoked salmon
Combine cucumbers, ½ of the shallot and ½ of the dill in a food processor. Blend until the soup is relatively smooth and comprised of very small chunks. Blend in ½ cup of water and season well with salt and pepper, you should have about 3 cups of soup total. Chill if desired. Combine remaining half shallot, 1 tablespoon water and chopped dill with the crème fraiche. Season with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into 4 bowls and drizzle in a generous swirl of the crème fraiche. Loosely arrange salmon into 4 haphazard rosettes and place one in the center of each bowl of soup. Garnish each rosette with a dill pluche and serve.
Yield: Serves: 4
Published: 02/01/06
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