Sometimes it really pays to think ahead, especially in this heat. When you know you’ll have a long day and won’t feel like cooking when you come home, make a plan. A while back I knew we were going to be gone for quite a while. The heat is on, and I knew when we got home there would be no oomph to whip something up. So, I whipped this up the day before. HAPPY DANCE! What a lifesaver to have something ready when you arrive home. Just sit down and enjoy. So quick and easy – PERFECT for hot weather!

Just a few pulses in the Vitamix (or other blender) after prepping a few ingredients and you are done! I use my Classico Spaghetti Sauce jars (daily!) usually for leftover coffee that I then drink cold 💗, but this time it was to chill a double batch of Cold Cucumber Soup.

🥒 2025 UPDATE: I’ve posted the regular recipe HERE before, but this is a little different. I didn’t have buttermilk and totally thought I DID buy it. So, in lieu of buttermilk I used part leftover 2% Fage plain Greek yogurt, a partial 5% leftover Fage plain Greek yogurt, a little milk and a SMALL wedge of lemon squeezed. I put this all into a liquid measuring cup and filled it to almost 1.5 cups. Let it sit while I prepped the cucumbers, then gave it a good stir, dumped it in the blender with the onion, dill, olive oil, rice wine vinegar and salt that I had already processed.

I dropped the chunks of (peeled, seeded) cucumber into the Vitamix (4- large cucs) and pulsed it 2x (ON. OFF.) then checked it, sometimes that’s enough, I gave it another pulse or two (ON. OFF.) Do it until it hits your desired consistency. Pour it into jars (or other glass storage) and let it chill. I like to let it chill most of the day, but usually overnight. It takes a while for it to get really cold and that’s when it truly comes together.

Click HERE to print my version of the recipe by SimplyRecipes.com, as shown below… (it prints clearly unlike the image below).

Here’s the recipe:

🥒 Until next time… Enjoy!