Cold soups for summer: 10 refreshing ideas for the heat

Cold soups for summer: 10 refreshing ideas for the heat
Cold cucumber soup
Recipe: Cold cucumber soup with mint and yogurt
For 2 people
Preparation time: 1 hr 15 min
2.8 / 34
Recipe
Ingredients
Cucumbers: 3.00 pcs. (large)
Yogurt: 2.00 tbsp. (Greek)
Mint: 4.00 pcs. (leaves)
Lemon: 0.50 pcs. (juiced)
Olive oil: 2.00 tbsp.
Salt: 2.00 pinch
Black pepper: 2.00 pinch
How to prepare

1. Cut the cucumber into small pieces and place in a blender with the other ingredients. Blend everything until smooth.

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2. Chill the soup by leaving it in the refrigerator for an hour.

3. Serve the soup in cool bowls. You can garnish with cucumber strips, mint leaves, and drizzle with Greek yogurt.

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Cold vegetable soup
Recipe: Cold white soup
For 4 people
Preparation time: 20 min
3.3 / 54
Recipe
Ingredients
Kefir: 500.00 ml
Cucumbers: 1.00 pcs. (long)
Eggs: 2.00 pcs. (boiled)
Radishes: 8.00 pcs.
Green onion stalks: 1.00 handful
Dill: 1.00 handful
Water: 1.00 cup (cold boiled)
Salt: 1.00 pinch (or to taste)
Black pepper: 1.00 pinch (or to taste)
How to prepare

1. Cut the radishes and cucumber, chop the dill and green onion stalks, and put everything into a bowl with kefir.

2. Add water, season with salt and pepper to taste, and mix in the chopped boiled eggs.

3. Like cold borscht, this white radish soup pairs perfectly with hot potatoes and is best served well chilled.

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Cold cucumber soup
Recipe: Cold cucumber, avocado, and coconut milk soup
For 4 people
Preparation time: 15 min
2.7 / 6
Recipe
Ingredients
Cucumbers: 300.00 g (short-fruited)
Avocados: 2.00 pcs. (ripe)
Coconut milk: 250.00 ml
Water: 250.00 ml
Lemon juice: 3.00 tbsp.
Salt: 1.00 pinch (or to taste)
Black pepper: 1.00 pinch (or to taste)
Dill: 1.00 handful (chopped)
Cilantro: 1.00 handful (chopped)
Green onion stalks: 1.00 handful (chopped)
How to prepare

Peel the avocados, remove the pits, and cut into cubes. Also cut the well-washed cucumbers. Put everything into an electric blender, add coconut milk and water, and blend all ingredients until smooth. Season the soup with salt and pepper to your liking, be sure to add lemon juice and your favorite greens. Mix well and leave to cool in the refrigerator.

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Gazpacho
Recipe: Refreshing tomato and watermelon gazpacho
For 6 people
Preparation time: 15 min
2.5 / 15
Recipe
Ingredients
Tomatoes: 2.00 kg (well-ripened, peeled, coarsely chopped)
Garlic: 2.00 cloves (coarsely chopped)
Celery stalks: 6.00 pcs. (sliced thinly)
Onions: 1.00 pcs. (coarsely chopped)
Watermelon: 400.00 g (flesh, without rind and seeds)
Tomato juice: 150.00 ml (or puree)
Olive oil: 150.00 ml
Bread: 150.00 g (light, crustless, coarsely crumbled; plus a few slices for serving)
Basil: 3.00 pcs. (sprigs)
Vinegar: 2.00 tbsp. (red wine)
Salt: 1.00 tsp. (or to taste)
Black pepper: 0.50 tsp. (or to taste; freshly ground)
How to prepare

1. To make this soup, you will need an electric blender with a large container or an immersion blender (the latter is even more convenient). Put all ingredients except oil, vinegar, and one-third of the basil into a pot or blender container and blend well. Finally, add the oil and vinegar and mix a bit more. Place in the refrigerator to cool.

2. When the soup has chilled a bit, you can serve it, just check if it needs more salt or pepper.

3. Garnish each serving with the remaining basil leaves and serve with bread or croutons.

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Cold watermelon soup
Recipe: Cold watermelon soup
For 4 people
Preparation time: 20 min
3.1 / 56
Recipe
Ingredients
Watermelon: 1.00 kg (soft part without rind and seeds)
Sugar: 2.00 tbsp.
Lemon: 1.00 pcs. (juice)
Mint: 1.00 handful (4 leaves into the watermelon mixture and a handful for garnish)
Blueberries: 1.00 handful (for garnish)
Salt: 1.00 pinch
How to prepare
  1. Cut the soft part of the watermelon into cubes. Put into a blender and blend until smooth.
  2. Add sugar, lemon juice, finely chopped mint leaves, and a pinch of salt. Mix well.
  3. Place the bowl with watermelon soup in the refrigerator and let it chill for at least a couple of hours. Before serving, take it out of the fridge and pour into bowls. Garnish with fresh mint leaves and blueberries.

Recipe by Asta Černė

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Lithuanian cold borscht
Recipe: Lithuanian cold borscht
For 3 people
Preparation time: 20 min
3.3 / 591
Recipe
Ingredients
Beets: 500.00 g (pickled in apple juice)
Eggs: 3.00 pcs.
Cucumbers: 200.00 g
Dill: 20.00 g
Green onion stalks: 30.00 g
Kefir: 1.00 l
Salt: 1.00 pinch
How to prepare

1. Hard boil the eggs, cool and peel. Cut into pieces.

2. Cut the cucumbers into small symmetrical pieces. Chop the dill and green onion stalks.

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3. Drain the liquid from the beets and put them into a large bowl. Add the chopped cucumbers, greens, and pour kefir on top. If you prefer thinner cold borscht, you can dilute it a bit with milk or boiled water to the desired consistency. Season with salt to taste.

4. Serve chilled with hot potatoes.

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Cold tomato soup
Recipe: Cold tomato soup with basil
For 2 people
Preparation time: 1 hr 15 min
3.4 / 48
Recipe
Ingredients
Tomatoes: 500.00 g (a mix of various types works well)
Olive oil: 2.00 tsp. (pure)
Green lemon: 1.00 pcs. (juiced)
Basil: 6.00 pcs. (leaves)
Salt: 2.00 pinch
Black pepper: 2.00 pinch
Red pepper: 1.00 pinch
How to prepare

1. Cut the tomatoes into quarters, put them with the other ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.

2. Strain the mixture through a sieve and leave in the refrigerator for an hour.

3. Serve the soup in cool bowls. Sprinkle with red pepper and garnish with cherry tomato halves and a basil leaf.

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Tomato soup
Recipe: Cold tomato soup with kefir
For 6 people
Preparation time: 15 min
2.8 / 21
Recipe
Ingredients
Tomatoes: 1.00 kg
Kefir: 2.00 l
Garlic: 2.00 cloves
Dill: 2.00 tbsp. (freshly chopped)
Green onion stalks: 1.00 handful (freshly chopped)
Salt: 1.00 tsp. (or to taste)
Black pepper: 0.50 tsp. (or to taste)
How to prepare

1. Blanch the tomatoes in boiling water, peel off the skins, blend into a smooth mass and pour in the kefir.

2. Add chopped green onion stalks, dill, spices, and press in the garlic. Mix and taste.

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Blended cold tomato soup
Recipe: Cold blended vegan tomato soup
For 4 people
Preparation time: 30 min
1.7 / 12
Recipe
Ingredients
Tomatoes: 5.00 pcs. (large fresh)
Peppers: 0.30 pcs. (large red)
Canned tomatoes: 2.00 pcs. (cans)
Celery stalks: 5.00 pcs.
Cucumbers: 5.00 pcs. (pickled)
Basil: 1.00 handful (fresh)
Salt: 1.00 tsp. (or to taste)
Spices: 1.00 pinch (favorite, e.g., pizza spices)
How to prepare

1. Wash fresh tomatoes, peppers, and celery, cut and stew. When softened, add canned tomatoes. Stew for a few more minutes, remove from heat and let cool.

2. Add the remaining ingredients – pickles, basil to taste, and spices.

3. Blend everything and serve.

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Cold soup
Recipe: Cold cherry soup
For 4 people
Preparation time: 50 min
3.0 / 38
Recipe
Ingredients
Cherries: 1.00 kg (half a kilogram)
Sugar: 100.00 g
Wine: 300.00 ml (dry red)
Cinnamon: 5.00 g (one stick)
Almonds: 1.00 tsp. (essence)
Pasta: 100.00 g (ribbon-shaped)
Cream: 250.00 ml
Powdered sugar: 2.00 tbsp.
How to prepare

1. Wash the cherries, remove pits. In a pot, boil 150 ml of water, add the berries, pour in the wine, add sugar. Bring the soup to a boil, reduce heat and cook for 25–30 min until cherries soften. Add pasta 10 min before the end. Add a splash of almond essence.

2. When finished cooking, remove the pot from heat and place it in a bowl with cold water to cool.

3. Before serving, chill in the refrigerator. Mix cream with powdered sugar and whip until thickened. Pour soup into a plate, add a spoonful of whipped cream, and garnish with a cherry.

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