{"id":3307,"date":"2014-07-02T14:16:04","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T18:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/?p=3307"},"modified":"2014-07-02T16:01:39","modified_gmt":"2014-07-02T20:01:39","slug":"cucumber-cream-with-tomato-salsa-from-weeknight-vegetarian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/02\/cucumber-cream-with-tomato-salsa-from-weeknight-vegetarian\/","title":{"rendered":"Cucumber Cream With Tomato Salsa from Weeknight Vegetarian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/food0031403784906.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3308\" src=\"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/food0031403784906-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"food0031403784906\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/food0031403784906-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/food0031403784906-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/food0031403784906.jpg 1484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ingredient-list\" data-id=\"nogrouping\">\n<li><span class=\"measurement\">2 1\/2 pounds cucumbers (6 to 8 large or 16 to 20 Kirbys), peeled<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"measurement\">3 scallions, trimmed<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"measurement\">1 1\/2 cups water<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"measurement\">2 teaspoons white wine vinegar, plus more as needed<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"measurement\">1\/2 teaspoon sea salt, plus more as needed<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"measurement\">1\/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more as needed<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"measurement\">1 medium tomato<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"measurement\">1 tablespoon shredded fresh basil<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"measurement\">1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Peel the cucumbers and cut them in half lengthwise. Use a small spoon to scoop out\/discard the seeds.<\/p>\n<p>Cut enough of the cucumbers into 1\/2-inch dice to yield 1\/2 cup. Cover and refrigerate it for the salsa.<\/p>\n<p>Cut the remaining cucumbers into 1-inch chunks. Chop 2 of the scallions.<\/p>\n<p>Combine the larger cucumber chunks, chopped scallions, water, vinegar, 1\/2 teaspoon of salt and 1\/4 teaspoon of pepper in a food processor or blender; puree until smooth. Taste, and add vinegar, salt and\/or pepper as needed. Pour into an airtight container and refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.\u00a0\u00a04 servings;\u00a0makes about 4 cups<\/p>\n<p>Just before serving, cut the tomato in half through the stem end. Discard the core and squeeze the halves to discard some of the gel\/seeds and juice. Cut the remaining tomato into 1\/2-inch dice and transfer to a small bowl.<\/p>\n<p>Thinly slice the remaining scallion and add to the bowl, along with the reserved, diced cucumber and the basil. Toss with the oil and season lightly with salt and pepper.<\/p>\n<p>Taste the soup again for seasoning (it will be more muted when cold), and add vinegar, salt or pepper as needed. Divide among chilled bowls, top each portion with some of the salsa, and serve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2 1\/2 pounds cucumbers (6 to 8 large or 16 to 20 Kirbys), peeled 3 scallions, trimmed 1 1\/2 cups water 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar, plus more as needed 1\/2 teaspoon &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/02\/cucumber-cream-with-tomato-salsa-from-weeknight-vegetarian\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,9,81],"tags":[95,119,44,538,348],"class_list":["post-3307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","category-soup","category-vegan","tag-cucumbers","tag-olive-oil","tag-scallions","tag-tomatoes","tag-white-wine-vinegar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3307"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3310,"href":"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3307\/revisions\/3310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}