Spicy Cucumber Soup With Yogurt By Sy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 -4 cups yogurt, rich creamy type (not the non-fat yogurt variety)
1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup water
2 large cucumbers, peeled & seeds scooped out and cup up into small pieces
1 scallion, chopped up finely
1 clove garlic, chopped finely
1 -2 tablespoon lemon juice (If using a tangy type yogurt, eliminate or use 1 tablespoon)

Preparation

Put cucumbers in a bowl or colander and sprinkle with salt and toss; let stand for about 15-30 minutes
Put yogurt, sour cream and about 1 cup water into a bowl and blend till smooth (Like the consistency of buttermilk)
Add cucumber, scallion, garlic, lemon, jalapeno pepper to yogurt mixture. Use a motorized hand blender to chop the cucumber finer and leaving some small chunks; not to fine though. (A Braun hand mixer-chopper works well for blending the yogurt in step #2 and this step #3
Put into refrigerator to chill
Serve cold and topped with any combo of fresh dill, mint leaves, chivesa Mrs. Dash spices and/or salt to taste.