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Cool Cucumber Soup

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CATEGORY CUISINE TAG YIELD
Grains, Vegetables Grains, Soups, Vegetables 4 Servings

INGREDIENTS

2 lg Cucumbers
1/4 c Walnuts
1 Fennel or celery stalk
3 c Plain yogurt
1 tb Olive oil
Dill or parsley, chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

GARNISH
Peel cucumbers.  Blend in food processor with other ingredients except the
oil.  Add oil drop by drop while blending. Chill for 2 hours. Garnish with
dill or parsley.
Recipe developed by Ellen Ogden.  In "The Cook's Garden" catalog, Vol. 9,
No. 1.  Spring 1992.  Pg. 17. Posted by Cathy Harned.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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