Chilled Cucumber Soup with Avocado Toast

Chilled Cucumber Soup with Avocado Toast
Recipe Date:
September 1, 2025
Serving Size:
4
Cook Time:
00:15:00
Difficulty:
Easy
Measurements:
Imperial (US)
Ingredients
  • 1 lb cucumbers, peeled
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 1 large garlic clove, smashed
  • 2 anchovy fillets (optional)
  • 2 small whole scallions
  • 1/2 jalapeño, chopped
  • 1/2 cup packed mixed herbs
  • 1/2 tsp sherry or white wine vinegar
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 4 slices of a baguette, toasted
  • 1 avocado, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 lemon
  • 2 tbsps crumbled feta
  • extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 ear of corn
Directions

Tasting Notes:

 

Serena's Tips: Delightful. Add more cuckes. Pair with rose. No need for the second pepper if you have grandpas jalapenos.

 

Recipe

  • Website link
  • Website address: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1014924-chilled-cucumber-soup-with-avocado-toast
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Recipe courtesy of Melissa Clark for the New York Times. Photo courtesy of Evan Sung for the New York Times.