KenK > wrote in message
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> It's 110+ here again today and a bowl of icy cold soup for lunch in a few
> hours really sounds good. Can anyone suggest a recipe or point me at a
> simple one with common ingredients so I don't have to go to the grocery in
> my A/Cless vehicle? I have no preferences though I try to keep my diet
> mostly low fat. I've never tried preparing cold soup so this will be a
> first for me.
Not a soup but very refreshing.
Thai Cucumber Salad

INGREDIENTS:

1/3 cup minced shallot
1/3 cup sliced green onions
4 medium cucumbers (about 2 1/2 pounds) -- peeled, halved lengthwise,
seeded, and thinly sliced
2 small hot red chiles -- halved lengthwise, seeded, and thinly sliced
(about 1 to 2 tablespoons) (2 to 4)
1/2 cup rice vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

METHOD:

Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Combine vinegar, sugar, and
salt, and stir well. Add to the cucumber mixture, tossing to coat. Stir in
the cilantro.

A soup using cucumbers and mango from Epicurious sounds very good, too.

a.. 2 mangoes, peeled and pitted (2 pounds total)
b.. 2 seedless cucumbers (usually plastic-wrapped; 1 1/2 pounds total)
c.. 3 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
d.. 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice, or to taste
e.. 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Preparation
Finely chop 1 mango and 1 cucumber and set aside. Coarsely chop remaining
mango and cucumber and purée with 1/4 cup water in a blender until almost
smooth. Transfer to a bowl and stir in finely chopped mango and cucumber,
onion, lime juice, and 2 cups cold water. Place bowl in a larger bowl of ice
and cold water and stir until cool.

Just before serving, stir in cilantro and 1 1/4 teaspoons salt.

Cooks' note: ·Soup can also be chilled in the refrigerator until cold, but
it will take about 2 hours.