Chilly Dilly Cucumber Soup #BeatTheHeat #SundaySupper

The hot days of summer leave us wishing for cooler temperatures especially when it comes to cooking, so why heat up the kitchen when you can prepare food that requires just a little bit of imagination and a few simple steps that completely eliminates the oven or stove. These easy recipes will get you out of the kitchen, and back to enjoying your summer days while relaxing or playing outdoors.  Our host this week is Jen from Juanita's Cocina .  She came up with this brilliant theme to keep us all cool! 

#BeatTheHeat #SundaySupper

Chilly Dilly Cucumber Soup with Shrimp

• 3 (7-ounce) containers Greek Yogurt
• 1 cup half and half
• 2 hothouse cucumbers, unpeeled, seeded and chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped red onion
• 6 scallions, white and green parts, chopped
• 4 tsp. kosher salt
• 1-1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 3 Tbsp. chopped fresh dill
• 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1/2 lb. cooked large shrimp, halved*
• Thin slices of lemon and dill for garnish

In a large mixing bowl, stir together the yogurt, half and half, cucumbers, red onion, scallions, salt and pepper.  Transfer the mixture in batches to the bowl of a food processor.  Process until the cucumbers are coarsely pureed then pour into another bowl.  Fold in dill, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, until very cold.

Just before serving, stir in the lemon juice.  This completely transforms this soup!  Serve chilled, garnished with the shrimp, lemon, and fresh dill.

*Cut the shrimp in half horizontally to make them easier to eat.

If you like cucumbers with sour cream, you are going to love this soup!

Our fabulous #SundaySupper team has come up with these amazing recipes to Beat The Heat!

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• Refreshing Chunky Shrimp Salsa ~ The Weekend Gourmet
• Totally Cool Green Hummus ~ My Kitchen and I
• Smoked Whitefish Salad Bagel Bites ~ Cindy's Recipes and Writings
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• Grilled Loaded Baked Potato Skins ~ In the Kitchen with KP
• Sweet & Tangy Chili Lime Fruit Salad ~ Sue's Nutrition Buzz

#BeatTheHeat Salads, Soups, & Sides:

• Cool Cucumber Salad ~ Momma's Meals
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• Tomato Salad with Macadamia Cheese ~ Cooking's Good Vegetarian Cafe
• Char-Grilled Corn Salad ~ The Little Ferraro Kitchen
• Gazpacho ~ The Hand That Rocks the Ladle
• Summertime Sweet Pea Salad ~ Granny's Down Home Southern Cooking
• Apple and Poppy Seed Coleslaw ~ Damn Delicious
• Cold Cucumber and Orzo Salad ~ Mama.Mommy.Mom
• Chilly Dilly Cucumber Soup with Shrimp ~ Comfy Cuisine
• Mom's Creamy Pea Salad ~ Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen
• Greek (Yogurt) Potato Salad ~ Family Foodie

#BeatTheHeat Main Dishes:

• Rainbow Slaw with Steak and Chipotle Crema ~ Cooking By The Seat of our Pants
• Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken ~ Make Dinner Easy
• Rolling with Kimbap ~ Kimchi Mom
• Ranch Chicken Tacos ~ Pippi's In The Kitchen Again
• Serrano Ham, Mozzarella and Arugula Sandwiches ~ Vintage Kitchen Notes
• Asian Veggie Lettuce Wraps ~ The Lemon Bowl
• Slow Cooker Root Beer Pulled Pork ~ Cupcakes and Kale Chips
• No Bake Pizza ~ The Meltaways

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• Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream ~ Supper for a Steal
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• Peach Sorbet ~ Magnolia Days
• Gluten-Free Cookie Dough Ice Cream ~ No One Likes Crumbley Cookies
• Icebox Chocolate Pie ~ Doggie at the Dinner Table
• Honey and Elderflower Ice Cream ~ Small Wallet Big Appetite
• Blackberry Lavender Popsicles ~ Girlichef
• Frozen Chocolate Bananas ~ In the Kitchen with Audrey
• Strawberry-Lime Margarita Ice Cream ~ Cookistry
• Elegant Fruit Jellies ~ Happy Baking Days
• Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches ~ That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream ~ Baker Street
• Vanilla Peach Swirl Frozen Yogurt ~ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
• Espresso and Toasted Almond Semifreddo ~ The Messy Baker
• Mango Ice Cream ~ Queen's Notebook
• Raspberry Mousse ~ Basic and Delicious
• White Apricot & Honeysuckle Sorbet ~ Family Spice
• Biscoff Ice Cream Cupcakes ~ Juanita's Cocina

#BeatTheHeat Drinks & Cocktails:

• Shirley Temple ~ Cravings of a Lunatic
• Coco-Limeade ~ What Smells So Good?
• Prickly Pear White Wine Spritzer ~ Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
• Classic Daquiri ~ Katherine Martinelli
• Salty Lassi ~ Soni's Food for Thought
• Blueberry Mint Lemonade ~ Pescetarian Journal
• Sweet Basil & Cucumber Melon Smoothie ~ Daily Dish Recipes

Wine Pairings Provided By: ENOFYLZ

 Make sure you join us on Twitter throughout the day on Sunday, and at 3:00 p.m. EST for our weekly #SundaySupper Twitter chat!  All you have to do is follow the #SundaySupper hashtag, or you can follow us through TweetChat!  We’ll be sharing great recipes and tips all afternoon, and we’ll be talking all things #BeatTheHeat during our chat!

~barefoot contessa