Chilled Cucumber Soup with Salt-Roasted Shrimp
Recipe from Food & Wine

Jim Burke's cucumber soup with lime, garlic, and ginger is light, refreshing and restorative; his kitchen staff jokes that it's like a mini spa treatment. For extra substance, Burke adds salt-roasted shrimp, avocado, and a hit of spicy chile oil.


Chilled Cucumber Soup with Salt-Roasted Shrimp
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Servings: 4
Prep Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
 
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Ingredients
  • large English cucumbers, halved lengthwise (2 pounds total)
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  • cilantro sprigs, plus 2 teaspoons finely chopped cilantro
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  • garlic cloves , crushed
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  • 1-inch piece of fresh ginger, coarsely chopped
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  • 3  tablespoons
    plus 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
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    Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
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  • 1/4  pound
    large shrimp
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  • Hass avocado, cut into thin slices
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  • 1  teaspoon
    hot chile oil
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Directions
1.
Using a juicer, juice the cucumbers into a large bowl (you should have about 3 cups of juice). Stir in the cilantro sprigs, garlic, ginger, 3 tablespoons of the lime juice, 2 teaspoons of salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
2.
Spread 1/3 cup of salt in a medium skillet. Heat the skillet until the salt is hot. Add the shrimp and cook over moderately high heat, turning once, until pink, about 4 minutes. Remove the shrimp and let stand until cool enough to handle, about 5 minutes. Peel the shrimp and remove the intestinal vein. Cut the shrimp into 1/2-inch pieces and transfer to a medium bowl. Add the chopped cilantro, avocado and the remaining 1 teaspoon of lime juice.
3.
Strain the cucumber juice through a fine strainer into a large measuring cup. Spoon the shrimp into shallow bowls and drizzle with the chile oil. Pour the cucumber soup around the chopped shrimp and serve.

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