Cold Cucumber Soup with Mint

By lisajesselson

Ingredients

• 1 hard boiled lrg. egg yolk
• 1 Tbs. rice vinegar
• 1/2 c. chilled sour cream
• 1 chilled seedless cucumber 1 lb., peeled halved lengthwise, cored, and cut into 1/2 in. pieces
• 1/4 c. fresh mint leaves washed and spun dry
• 1/2 c. chilled well shaken buttermilk

Preparation

Step 1

in a bowl fork together yolk and vinegar into smooth paste, stir in sour cream until smooth
in a blender puree cucumber and mint with buttermilk and salt to taste until smooth
add puree to sour cream mix in a stream whisking
divide and serve