Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 hothouse (seedless) cucumbers, peeled
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 1 cup Fresh Vegetable Broth
  • 4 cups plain nonfat yogurt
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped fresh mint leaves
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 4 large red radishes, cut into 1/4-inch dice, for garnish

Method

  • 1.
  • Slice 2 hothouse cucumbers into 1-inch pieces and place in a bowl.
  • Cut the remaining 1/2 cucumber into 1/4-inch dice; reserve.
  • To the cucumber slices, add the garlic, broth, 3 cups yogurt, 3/4 cup mint leaves, and lemon juice.
  • Process well in a blender or food processor until smooth.
  • Remove to a bowl.
  • 2.
  • Whisk in the remaining cup of yogurt and the remaining 1/4 cup mint leaves.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • 3.
  • To serve, combine the reserved diced cucumber and the diced radishes, then divide equally among 4 bowls.
  • Ladle the soup into the bowls atop the vegetables.
  • Serve immediately.