Ultra-Easy Chilled Cucumber Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 cucumbers
2 large onions
2 garlic cloves
1 cup chicken stock (canned or bouillon)
1 pint half-and-half
fresh chives
white pepper
olive oil
salt

Preparation

Peel and seed cucumbers, cut into chunks. Saute' chopped onions and garlic in olive oil in a large pot until golden.
Add chicken stock, cucumbers and a fistful of peel (for color, to be removed later). Cook on low heat, covered, for 45 minutes.
Remove cucumber peel, add cream and a pinch of white pepper. Puree in food processor, salt to taste.
Chill overnight, serve with a sprinkle of fresh chopped chives.
Needs no thickener, since the pureed cucumber pulp gives it a nice velvety texture.