Cucumber and Potato Soup

Recipe Cuisine: German
Recipe Category: German
Recipe Serves: 4

Recipes Ingredients:

1 ea Cucumber; medium
4 ea Potatoes;med, peel and dice
1 ts Salt
2 c Water; cold
1/4 ts Pepper; white
1 c Cream; heavy
1/2 c Milk
1 ea Green onion; grated
1 ts Dillweed; dried or
1 tb Fresh dill; chopped

Recipe Instructions:

Peel the cucumber and slice it lengthwise. Scoop out seeds with a sponn and discard. Dice cucumber. In a heavy 2 1/2-quart Saucepan boil potatoes in salted water until the potatoes are very soft. Pour potatoes and cooking liquid into a sieve or food mill set over a large bowl. Force potatoes through. Return to the saucepan. Stir in pepper, cream, milk, grated onion and the cucumber. Simmer gently about 5 minutes or until the cucumber is tender. Add dill and season to taste. Serve hot.