Chilled Cucumber Soup with Avocado and Cilantro

Name: Chilled Cucumber Soup with Avocado and Cilantro
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 5 pounds, cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and cut into 2-inch pieces (about 8 cups); 4 , medium scallions, dark green parts only, chopped coarse (about 1/2 cup); 1 cup, plain whole-milk yogurt; 1/4 teaspoon, sugar; 1 tablespoon, lime juice; 1 teaspoon, salt; Pinch, Ground black pepper; 2 , avocados pitted, flesh removed and cut into 1/4-inch dice (see illustrations below); 1 tablespoon, minced fresh cilantro leaves; 1/2 teaspoon, lime juice; 1/4 teaspoon, salt

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Comparing cucumber soup recipes made with peeled and unpeeled cucumbers, we weren’t surprised to find that the peel added some bitterness along with a speckled presentation that tasters found unattractive. Seeds added an acrid aftertaste, s...

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