Chilled Mango and Cucumber SoupRomulo Yanes
Cooks' note:
·Soup can also be chilled in the refrigerator until cold, but it will take about 2 hours.
Recipe information
Total Time
45 minutes
Yield
Makes about 7 cups
Ingredients
2 mangoes, peeled and pitted (2 pounds total)
2 seedless cucumbers (usually plastic-wrapped; 1 1/2 pounds total)
3 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice, or to taste
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Preparation
Step 1
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.
Step 2
Just before serving, stir in cilantro and 1 1/4 teaspoons salt.
