Chilled Cucumber Soup with Shrimp

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Loved with soup! Totally agree with the comment on the kosher salt vs table salt. Would be just as good minus the shrimp, but the roasted shrimp on top is a beautiful touch and made the dish look very appetizing. This recipe is a keeper!

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This soup is great on its own, but I also used it as a sauce for poached salmon rather than shrimp. What a wonderful use for the abundance of cucumbers in the garden this summer!

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Gosh, I don't know what I could have done wrong, but the soup was just terrible tasting. I would never make it again.

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This soup is delicious. Saltiness is a matter of preference. I used much less than asked for in the recipe. As one other reviwer mentioned, salt can always be added but not removed. I was served this soup with the shrimp at a cooking class. I really don't see the need for the shrimp, the soup is robust enough on it's own.

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I really loved the flavor of this soup but it was a little too salty and peppery for me. Once I dial those back this will be a huge hit especially for our hot TX summers! Thanks Ina for another yummy recipe! : PS. I used Kosher salt.

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probably the worst soup I have ever tasted. I did not even use all the salt it called for, but the salty taste was so strong that you could not get rid of it. I added more cream, more cucumber, even some sugar, but the more I added, the stronger it became. Should have gone with my instinct which was that it had too much salt.. Maybe add it one tsp. at a time. What a waste of time and money!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I agree that it was quite salty (I used sea salt but my friends raved! Great gluten-free treat, very filling - a little goes a long way! We took it on a boat trip in travel cups in a cooler & it was cool and refreshing on a hot and humid day. Am making it again for a small dinner party - will use less salt - and serving in cordial glasses garnished with dill sprigs and baby shrimp. A nice change of pace for the summer.

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Made this for a summer meeting. It was DELISH!!! I did not find it too salty, but then again, I used Kosher salt.

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Too salty and could not get the salty taste to disappear. NOT GOOD it was not served to guests.

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ok, first off....this soup is absolutely delicous. As for the people that said too much salt....what you have to realize is Ina uses KOSHER SALT!! It is alot different then regular fine table salt...if you add fine salt, then of course, too salty. But, if kosher salt is used, then its perfect. Ina knows her stuff, believe me!!! Kosher salt also has a better taste, reg salt has a bitter aftertaste. SOMETHING YOU WOULD PROBABLY NEVER EVEN NOTICE IF YOU DONT USE KOSHER SALT ON A REGULAR BASIS!! I happen to always cook with nothing but kosher salt, only use fine salt for bakinbg. so, the more course the salt, the more you can add w/o it ruining the soup: