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Cucumber Soup II

"This is a cool, spicy and refreshing soup that pleases, even die hard cucumber haters. Garnish with fresh dill and parsley."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Cucumber Soup II

Why it works: Onion and celery are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 18,518 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Cucumber Soup II

8 servings
Prep29 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

364Calories
22 gProtein
18 gFat
31 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cottage Cheese1/2 cup (113g) 2%98
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Soupnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Onion + celerytop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,518 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  2. Cucumber + celerytop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,745 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Cucumber + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,050 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Cream + buttermilktop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together674 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Cucumber + cottage cheesetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together45 recipes

    Shared aroma: hexyl acetate (fruity, apple).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the celery

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cucumber, onion, cream, cottage cheese, buttermilk):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Dillfits better
  3. Celerythe original
  4. Nutmegfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against cucumber, onion, cream, cottage cheese, buttermilk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.