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Cool As A Cucumber Soup

Hothouse (also known as English) cucumbers have very small seeds and are sweeter in taste and firmer in texture than regular cucumbers.

Courses: Soup
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

4   Green onions - trimmed, chopped
1   Garlic clove - pressed
1   Hothouse cucumber - peeled, seeded, (medium)
  And sliced
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlDried tarragon
1   Reduced-sodium chicken broth - - (14 1/2 oz)
1 tablespoon 15mlFresh lemon juice
1 cup 237mlButtermilk
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1/4 cup 36g / 1.3ozChopped fresh parsley

Recipe Instructions

In a blender, combine all ingredients except parsley. Puree until smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste. Chill 1 hour. Garnish with parsley before serving.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Carbohydrates: 7 grams

Net Carbs: 6 grams

Fiber: 1 grams

Protein: 4.5 grams

Fat: 1.5 grams

Calories: 57

Source:
Atkins Cookbook at http://atkinscenter.com

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