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    Chilled buttermilk soup

    Chilled buttermilk soup

    Serves 6 • 1½ lbs. potatoes (about 2 large) • 5½ cups buttermilk • ⅔ cup chopped green onions • 2 to 3 Tbs. chopped fresh dill weed, or 1 tsp. dried • 3 cloves garlic, minced • 1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded, and chopped • 1 Tbs. finely chopped fresh cilantro...
    Cold cherry-lemon soup

    Cold cherry-lemon soup

    Serves 6 • grated rind of 3 lemons • juice of 4 large lemons (about 1 cup) • ⅔ cup sugar, or more to taste • 1 cup water • 1 cup light white wine • 1 lb. fresh, sweet, dark cherries • 5 egg yolks • 10 to 12 ice cubes • 1 cup sour cream sweetened with 2 to 3...
    Chłodnik (cold beet soup)

    Chłodnik (cold beet soup)

    Serves 6 to 8 • approximately 2 bunches fresh, young beets with leaves • 2 qts. water • 1 Tbs. salt • 1½ to 2 Tbs. cider vinegar • 1 Tbs. sugar • 3 Tbs. chopped fresh dill • 1½ cups sour cream • 5 hard-boiled eggs • 1 medium-sized cucumber • 1½ cups beer 1. Peel and...
    Cold avocado soup

    Cold avocado soup

    Serves 4 to 6 • 2 medium-sized ripe avocados (about 1 lb.) • 4 medium-sized tomatoes • ½ medium-sized onion • 1 clove garlic • 1 cucumber • 4 Tbs. chopped green chilis • ¾ tsp. salt • 3½ Tbs. lemon juice • 1 Tbs. red wine vinegar • 1 Tbs. vegetable oil • 1 tsp. sugar...
    Gazpacho toledano

    Gazpacho toledano

    Serves 6 to 8 • 7 to 8 medium-sized ripe tomatoes • 2 medium-sized cucumbers • 1 green bell pepper • 1 small onion • 2 to 3 cloves garlic • 1½ slices French bread • 1½ cups cold water • 6 Tbs. olive oil • 4 to 5 Tbs. wine vinegar, or to taste • 3 tsp. salt, or to...