Cold soups - yum!

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I love cold vegetable or fruit soups. Not only are they super tasty, they have the advantage of giving you lots of raw food in concentrated doses.

Anyone interested in sharing their favorites?

Last night I made this one and it was really delicious:

Zucchini Cucumber Soup

yield: Makes about 4 cups
active time: 15 min
total time: 15 min

ingredients

1 lb zucchini, chopped
3/4 lb seedless cucumber (usually plastic-wrapped), peeled and chopped (2 cups)
1/3 cup chopped sweet onion such as Vidalia
1/4 cup white-wine vinegar
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon chopped fresh hot green chile
1 3/4 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 cup crme frache (4 oz)
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preparation

Purée zucchini, cucumber, onion, vinegar, water, chile, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon coriander in a blender until very smooth.
Whisk remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon coriander into crme frache. Serve soup topped with dollops of crme frache.


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