Buttermilk Soup with Cucumber and Crab Recipe

Buttermilk Soup with Cucumber and Crab Recipe

  • 3 large cucumbers (about 2 1/2 pounds), peeled, seeded
  • 1 cup low-fat (1%) buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup plain nonfat yogurt
  • 1/3 cup chopped onion
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 8 ounces crabmeat, drained
  • 1 ripe tomato, seeded, chopped
  • 3 green onions, thinly sliced
  1. Chop 2 1/4 cucumbers. Purée chopped cucumbers, buttermilk, yogurt, onion and cumin in blender until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Cover; chill until very cold, at least 4 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
  2. Finely chop remaining 3/4 cucumber. Mound crabmeat in center of 8 bowls, dividing equally. Ladle cold soup around crabmeat. Sprinkle with tomato, green onions and finely chopped cucumber.