Cucumber soup with fish skewers
Ingredients
for 4 person
½ tbsp | olive oil |
1 | shallot finely chopped |
500 g | cucumbers cut in half and then into slices |
6 dl | vegetable bouillon |
2 tbsp | gin |
2 tbsp | sour single cream |
½ bunch | dill finely chopped |
salt and pepper to taste |
400 g | Royal cod fillets (MSC) |
½ tsp | coarse salt |
12 slice | cured ham cut in half crosswise |
8 | wooden skewers |
olive oil for frying |
How it's done
Soup
Heat the oil and sauté the shallot. Add the cucumber chunks and cook briefly. Pour in the stock, bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for approx. 5 mins. until soft. Puree the soup until smooth. Shortly before serving, add the gin and cream, stir in the dill, heat gently, season.
Fish skewers
Cut the fish into 24 pieces, season and wrap each piece in half a slice of cured ham. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan and reduce the heat. Fry the skewers in batches over a medium heat for approx. 4 mins. on each side.
To serve
Plate up the soup and serve with the fish skewers.
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