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Farmers’ Market Chilled Salsa Soup

A chilled cucumber and pepper soup garnished with salsa.

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Why it works: Garlic and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 25,665 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Farmers’ Market Chilled Salsa Soup

Timeovernight

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the vegetables

  1. Cut cucumbers in half lengthwise and slice into chunks.

  2. Dice green peppers.

  3. Place cucumbers, peppers, cilantro, scallions and green chiles in blender or food processor and process until smooth.

Season and thin

  1. Add garlic, vinegar, salt and olive oil and mix well.

  2. Add water.

  3. Taste, then adjust seasoning with salt and vinegar.

  4. Add more water to thin soup if needed.

Freeze and chill

  1. Fill two ice-cube trays with soup and freeze overnight.

  2. Chill remainder.

Serve

  1. Pack frozen cubes with chilled soup in large insulated containers.

  2. Pour soup into cups.

  3. Top with large spoonful of salsa.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

240Calories
4 gProtein
14 gFat
26 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Green Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot 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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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

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. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Cucumber + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,556 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  4. Cucumber + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,611 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyl acetate (fruit).

  5. Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

What each ingredient does

Cucumbers
Provide the main body and fresh, watery bulk of the soup.
Green bell peppers
Add grassy, vegetal flavor and body to the blended soup.
Scallions
Contribute sharp allium flavor that brightens the soup.
Olive oil
Adds fat for a smoother mouthfeel and carries flavor.
White wine vinegar
Adds acidity that sharpens flavors and balances the vegetables.

The step that matters

Adjust seasoning after blending. Chilling dulls perceived salt and acidity, so tasting and adjusting while the soup is at room temperature matters. Adding water too freely also dilutes flavor, so thin only as needed.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cucumber, pepper, garlic, white wine, vinegar, olive):

  1. Tarragonfits better
  2. Thymefits better
  3. Parsleyfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cucumber, pepper, garlic, white wine, vinegar, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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