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  • Jacques Pépin's recipe for mint and cold cucumber soup is a refreshing summertime dish. Jacques pulls most of these ingredients straight from his garden. Heat will depend on individual tastes and there is plenty of room to experiment with this one.
    What you'll need:
    1 cup mint leaves, 2 - 3 cloves of garlic, 1/2 - 1 whole jalapeno pepper, 2 1/2 lbs cucumbers, salt, 1 cup Greek yogurt, 2 tbsp olive oil, tabasco (optional), dash of sugar (optional). Garnish with mint.
    Jacques Pépin Cooking At Home: Cold Cucumber and Mint Soup
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  • @johnlord8337
    @johnlord8337 Рік тому +41

    Cold cucumber, cold squash, and cold zucchini soups - all good. One could even think about cold pumpkin and gourd soup as well.

    • @johnlord8337
      @johnlord8337 Рік тому +7

      One might even wonder about lettuce, celery, celeriac, (fennel), cabbage, kale, tree kale, collard, tree collard, brussel sprout, broccoli, broccolini, cauliflower soups - all yum in the hot times. Don't forget the root vegs - carrot, salsify, beet, mangel, turnip, rutabaga (swede), jicama, potato, sweet potato, and yam root soups. Back to nature. Back to healthy eating.

    • @TheMastiffprince
      @TheMastiffprince Рік тому +3

      Pumpkin is a type of squash same as gourd

    • @worldcitizeng6507
      @worldcitizeng6507 10 місяців тому

      Will only eat/ drink cucumber 🥒 raw. Everything else must be cook for me

    • @southernpaganprincess7739
      @southernpaganprincess7739 10 місяців тому +1

      I love cold butternut!

    • @johnlord8337
      @johnlord8337 10 місяців тому

      @@southernpaganprincess7739Thats what she said ....

  • @DominicMagrinoMassageTherapist
    @DominicMagrinoMassageTherapist Рік тому +121

    I love how every food snob says you need to use a super expensive VitaMix blender and here is the greatest living Chef creating a masterpiece with an out of production Braun blender. I love him so much.

    • @cironicholas526
      @cironicholas526 Рік тому +19

      All my mom's kitchen tools and appliances from the 60s and 70s are so working. Meanwhile, nothing I bought 10 years ago still works.

    • @gloriarangott8803
      @gloriarangott8803 Рік тому

      Me too...♡♡♡

    • @gloriarangott8803
      @gloriarangott8803 Рік тому +9

      @@cironicholas526
      It's called PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE!!!
      It's how rich corporations keep getting richer

    • @taylorj.1325
      @taylorj.1325 11 місяців тому

      Yep

    • @jonautry
      @jonautry 11 місяців тому +2

      Old Braun stuff is particularly good in my experience. Their newer immersion blenders are good too.
      That said, I got a vitamix last year and I love it! I love how simple, robust, and easy to repair (if necessary) they are.

  • @bt9816
    @bt9816 Рік тому +6

    When I grew up there were 3 TV stations and PBS. From kindergarten I watched sesame street and then the Galloping Gourmet then Julia Child and that is where I was introduced to Jacques. I'm 60 now and about to retire as a chef. I will forever be grateful for PBS and my Jacques Pépin the teacher who taught me many things including how to create meals for all of my guests. Thank you!

  • @01hZ
    @01hZ Рік тому +21

    it's incredible to me that Jacques Pépin, known for being a world class chef, ultimately finds enjoyment in a dish as simple as cucumber soup. there is both beauty and a lesson in that

    • @johndemore6402
      @johndemore6402 7 місяців тому

      Yeah the lesson is if you have cukes going in the garden you gotta use them

  • @juliettekaplan687
    @juliettekaplan687 Рік тому +6

    Please tell me that that is a Costco rotisserie chicken in the background. Jaques Pepin is the absolute best.

  • @PamelaConick
    @PamelaConick 11 місяців тому +5

    Love this treasure of a chief, so humble. I never get tiered of watching him. I watched him as a teen with my mother when Julia had her show. What fun they were to watch having fun cooking ❤️ 😊

  • @jean-marcknight8816
    @jean-marcknight8816 11 місяців тому +1

    The bright side of internet give us a chance to be in the kitchen with such a lovable chef as Jacques Pépin

  • @RobertLinthicum
    @RobertLinthicum Рік тому +5

    That is a cook's kitchen.

  • @richardcorsillo9819
    @richardcorsillo9819 Рік тому +11

    You all have great microphones. Those garlic cloves sounded like diamonds dropping into the blender.
    Thanks for this perfect warm month recipe

    • @joannaedwards6325
      @joannaedwards6325 Рік тому +2

      And the sound of the peeling of the cukes was startling.😊

  • @kasondaleigh
    @kasondaleigh 11 місяців тому +6

    He makes cooking look natural and easy.
    Love it.

  • @jorgeleblanc3659
    @jorgeleblanc3659 Рік тому +9

    one of my most favourite chefs of all time. Huge inspiration

  • @rustybearden1800
    @rustybearden1800 Рік тому +4

    A bottle of chilled chenin blanc, some cold seafood and maybe lox or smoked salmon and sorbet and fresh fruit to finish - delicious and refreshing!

  • @Kingfisher1215
    @Kingfisher1215 Рік тому +6

    I make this often and it’s everything he says. I also can substitute cantaloupe for cucumber and serve for desert. Other melons work too.

  • @jamesmorrison7847
    @jamesmorrison7847 Рік тому +3

    This man may be French but he's a national treasure for us.

  • @chaddawgpanisi294
    @chaddawgpanisi294 Рік тому +1

    masters of chef Jacques Pepin 👍🇺🇲 2024

  • @sapete1936
    @sapete1936 11 місяців тому

    Absolute legend.

  • @myrsinichondrou7284
    @myrsinichondrou7284 Рік тому

    I will definitely try it!

  • @MetaWander
    @MetaWander Рік тому +8

    Another winning recipe! As always, simple and delicious! This base (cold yogourt/milk/water/chicken broth or combination) is also delicious with cucumber+radish. Comme toujours, merci, Monsieur Pépin, à votre santé, et bon été ! 🐞🌼Thanks KQED! :)

  • @examoseley2
    @examoseley2 Рік тому +1

    Definitely going to try this this week. Summer in Florida is hot! This will be refreshing 🥰

  • @oleandergarden
    @oleandergarden Рік тому

    Every time it turns so amazing! Thank you!!!

  • @JIM-fj2dy
    @JIM-fj2dy Рік тому

    Great recipe Thank you

  • @ThatsTheCombinationOnMyLudgage

    He is the best chef.

  • @Gwalion
    @Gwalion 8 місяців тому

    I am so trying this! Thank you.

  • @L.Spencer
    @L.Spencer Рік тому +3

    I will try this, it looks delicious! Never had anything like that before.

  • @rjames808
    @rjames808 Рік тому

    Fancy!

  • @Shaikha977
    @Shaikha977 Рік тому

    God bless you

  • @amirlin1
    @amirlin1 7 місяців тому

    Looks great!

  • @lees5073
    @lees5073 Рік тому

    I'm making this in about a week when my cukes are ready. Thank you Chef!

  • @generic53
    @generic53 Рік тому +2

    Jack makes it look so effortless. G.O.A.T.

  • @brontiq
    @brontiq Рік тому

    I loooove soups and eat them all the time. In summer is a bit of a struggle though. This will be perfect for me and looks delicious

  • @leba51able
    @leba51able Рік тому

    superamazing!

  • @CraigArndt
    @CraigArndt Рік тому

    Bless Chef Pépin, just a huge inspiration to me. Learned my knife skills from him.

  • @bettyblue2089
    @bettyblue2089 Рік тому

    I can smell the fresh cucumbers mmmmmmmmmmmm

  • @marymccluer1630
    @marymccluer1630 6 місяців тому +1

    Jacques, I love your kitchen! It is well-organized and obviously thoroughly used. So many cooking channels feature kitchens that look like they are built just for show.

    • @kqed
      @kqed  6 місяців тому

      Keeping it real.

  • @debbiezullo7056
    @debbiezullo7056 11 місяців тому

    Jacques I love it this is first time I’ve seen this video and that’s exactly how I do my cucumber soup. From Southern California with much love💋

  • @patriciagrier282
    @patriciagrier282 3 місяці тому

    Yes Chef❤. It looks pretty with the olive oil on top. It's ok you forgot ❤

  • @tlemon1950
    @tlemon1950 Рік тому

    Thank you, sir, for your many years of instructing and amusing us, I look forward to trying this recipe, I love tzatziki, this sounds wonderful.

  • @yusufg2188
    @yusufg2188 23 дні тому +1

    This guy makes me want to smoke a joint and watch him cook all day also listening to Jazz at the same time

    • @yusufg2188
      @yusufg2188 18 днів тому +1

      @@historyraven99 Yeah how old are you if you don't mind me asking

    • @perseus9428
      @perseus9428 14 днів тому

      Funny… He makes most people want to cook.

    • @perseus9428
      @perseus9428 14 днів тому

      @@yusufg2188He’s of the generation that doesn’t believe they should produce anything.

  • @mrlafayette1964
    @mrlafayette1964 Рік тому

    I'll try this. A southern tradition is thinly sliced cucumbers, salt and peppered but pepper 2 to 1 over the salt and just vinegar poured over them .

  • @tgh965
    @tgh965 Рік тому +2

  • @MottiShneor
    @MottiShneor Рік тому +17

    The authentic cold cucumber soup is from the east mediterranean, and goes by many names. In Bulgaria they call it "Tarator". There are dozens of greek and Turkish variations of the same thing.
    I think most of them use dill and not mint, Usually no water (as cucumbers are watery enough) and you use strong lamb yogurt.
    One thing - we never do it in the electric blender of food processor - always hand grit the cucumber, and so you have "something to byte" in your mouth-fulls of soup.
    We also cool it long time in the fridge before serving - it is really marvelous when it's very hot outside. Very refreshing.

    • @martinstoychev4262
      @martinstoychev4262 Рік тому

      As a Bulgarian, I agree with the above. Although we don't put mint in the tarator, I kind of like the idea. I'll give this one a try in a month :)

    • @joannaedwards6325
      @joannaedwards6325 Рік тому +3

      As a person who can't stand mint in my food I LOVE YOUR DILL SUGGESTION. thanks

    • @imrankhanpathan1470
      @imrankhanpathan1470 Рік тому

      ​@@martinstoychev4262 in a month? I'd like to take a good look at your calendar 🗓️ please

    • @WinstonSmithGPT
      @WinstonSmithGPT 12 днів тому

      “The authentic” lmao 😂

  • @francinecorry633
    @francinecorry633 Рік тому

    Can`t wait till we harvest our cukes so we can give it a go.

  • @kikaburra
    @kikaburra Рік тому

    That was so quick!! Normally additional courses intimidate me because of the extra time but not this one!

  • @ericmgarrison
    @ericmgarrison 11 місяців тому

    This is so much easier than the version I have that requires me to cook my cucumbers in chicken stock before chilling and adding yogurt and dill. I’m tossing that recipe of 40 years for this one!!!

  • @cscmolts77
    @cscmolts77 Рік тому

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @LightninSharples
    @LightninSharples Рік тому

    well done

  • @oldcrowcreations
    @oldcrowcreations Рік тому +18

    Looks delicious! You could use dill as well, but I do like the idea of fresh mint. Especially if you have it in your garden. I’ll be experimenting with this this summer. 💕

    • @julijakeit
      @julijakeit Рік тому +1

      best to add mint before it's bloomed. after my mind blooms I do not like how it tastes anymore.

    • @Kingfisher1215
      @Kingfisher1215 Рік тому

      Dill and cucumber? Not a combo I like, but to each their own

    • @dicksdiggers
      @dicksdiggers Рік тому

      @@julijakeit true. remember to pinch off any flowers when they appear, this will mostly prevent the taste from changing.

    • @gloriarangott8803
      @gloriarangott8803 Рік тому +1

      I've already done beets with Greek yogurt, pureed cucumber and dill...yummy on hot hot summer days.

    • @DovahVokuna
      @DovahVokuna 10 місяців тому +2

      I use lime.

  • @southernpaganprincess7739
    @southernpaganprincess7739 Рік тому +2

    You can do this same thing with avacado too. Totally love how simple he made it ❤

    • @worldcitizeng6507
      @worldcitizeng6507 10 місяців тому

      Guacamole soup??? I think the amount of avocado 🥑 will make me run into the bathroom the next day? I like it raw or as guac

  • @foxdylan9536
    @foxdylan9536 Рік тому +2

    This looks amazing, perfect for summer, Merci jacques 🙏

  • @sadikalsayedi5369
    @sadikalsayedi5369 Рік тому +4

    In Yemen, we eat this soup everyday during the fasting month of Ramadan. We add this soup onto layers of crepes.
    Thanks for the video!

    • @kqed
      @kqed  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for watching

  • @Yalicapkini1900
    @Yalicapkini1900 Рік тому +1

    Jacques made our tzatziki a soup. Well done 😂

  • @annettefournier9655
    @annettefournier9655 Рік тому +2

    I use dill instead of mint and no jalapeño but chopped green onion on top.😊

  • @u.e.u.e.
    @u.e.u.e. Рік тому

    😃👍
    😋

  • @tomaslongoria2449
    @tomaslongoria2449 Рік тому +1

    🤯❤️🤟🏽🤤

  • @dannyfrog
    @dannyfrog Рік тому

    He could make ketchup popsicles and sell them like they're gourmet. He's just that good!

  • @Kent-qo6xp
    @Kent-qo6xp Рік тому +1

    Thanks Jacques, better than Louis Diatt

  • @sabrina3734
    @sabrina3734 Рік тому +2

    Ah, M. le chef, intéressant comme d'habitude 😊 Je dirais que cela ressemble à chutney ou à raita. D'ailleurs, on pourrait laisser la chair du concombre dans la soupe. Ça serait meilleur qu'ajouter de l'eau et l'on ne gaspille pas de matières mangeables. Que diriez-vous? 🍵🥄

  • @gillesdhaenens6323
    @gillesdhaenens6323 11 місяців тому

    ‘My wife would peel it, it’s pain in the neck to Peel’ gotta love this guy

  • @ARIZJOE
    @ARIZJOE Рік тому

    With the cucumbers and mint coming out of Jack's garden, it's gonna taste much better than ours. Ingredients make a huge difference!! Cold soups are underappreciated - a good idea for the summer. But some people have an aversion to the idea of cold soup.

    • @peternicholson233
      @peternicholson233 Рік тому

      Some people don't like brains either. I love cold soups, and Chef Pepin and the suggestions here have me planning my garden for next summer.

  • @thefeldgeister2961
    @thefeldgeister2961 Рік тому +1

    It dawned on me while watching this that a lot of the concoctions we call "smoothies" are really soups.

    • @gloriarangott8803
      @gloriarangott8803 Рік тому

      In essence, yes...fruit soups veggies soups and more meat and fishsoups

  • @barb.gerhard9501
    @barb.gerhard9501 Рік тому

    I will try tis method next time with the butter milk I will add a little of the halopenos, tabasco, as well. I have always diced my cucs but I have a smoothy maker, I have made broccoli soup with it, and that turned out very good, but try making it next time with the butter milk it is somewhat simpler with less ingredients i only add green onions, but this one looks good as well.

  • @JP1989-l9h
    @JP1989-l9h Рік тому +1

    Great dish, ill try it, by the way, are these videos new or old.

  • @williampalchak7574
    @williampalchak7574 Рік тому

    Some sweet or white of the green onion would be welcome.

  • @antoniobaracco9680
    @antoniobaracco9680 2 місяці тому

    when the cucumbers start coming, they come all over the place! lololol

  • @vearsan
    @vearsan Рік тому

    Good soup. What did he do with the rotisserie chicken in the background?

  • @christopherpeninger324
    @christopherpeninger324 Рік тому

    I wonder if adding some green tomatoes and some white wine vinegar would work in this???

  • @nickgleason6654
    @nickgleason6654 Рік тому

    when was this filmed?

  • @worldcitizeng6507
    @worldcitizeng6507 10 місяців тому

    Why don't i see this when i had a ton of cucumber last months? I eat it with humus

  • @Super3xOG1999
    @Super3xOG1999 Рік тому

    This is what they ate at Aunt Josephines house.

  • @flybyairplane3528
    @flybyairplane3528 Рік тому

    There was a peanut soup,I used to make,it came from the 64/65 NY WORLDS FAIR,but forgot how to make it, I never made my cucumber soup with mint, worth a try,if I could find some
    , ,,🇫🇷🇫🇷🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @willemruytenburch
    @willemruytenburch Рік тому

    just like Turkish cacik.

  • @MCPanda6969
    @MCPanda6969 Рік тому +1

    love the recipe, but why do the garlic cloves sound like teeth

    • @cronano
      @cronano Рік тому +1

      hahaha i was wondering the same thing, must be something with the audio

    • @MrRandallia
      @MrRandallia Рік тому +7

      They're frozen.

  • @vidinfoful
    @vidinfoful 10 місяців тому

    I never heard of such a thing as cucumber soup. No! With yogurt? No! Try cucumber(as it is) with miso, gochujang, garlic, and sesame oil dip. I never heard of such a thing as blending a cucumber. But then, I am not Pepin and never had a French dish. Well, bon apetit!

    • @kqed
      @kqed  10 місяців тому

      Both sound good!

  • @PosauneundPapier
    @PosauneundPapier Рік тому

    You can't grubhub this!!!

  • @leesagrrl
    @leesagrrl Рік тому +2

    Jacque is wonderful. I love these. Working in some Restaurants, I learned to leave a few strips of the green skin on a cucumber. It gives it a slightly acidic flavor. With Salt and Pepper that's delicious.

    • @danf4447
      @danf4447 Рік тому +1

      good tip

    • @leesagrrl
      @leesagrrl Рік тому

      @@danf4447 I think mostly, most Chefs that do this just like the Colorful Look... and like I said, it adds a little bitterness that i like.

  • @theayatollahofrockandrollah

    I'm just a simple guy I guess...but I think I need my soup to be warm..

    • @sogorgeous2257
      @sogorgeous2257 Рік тому

      Then you wouldn’t like vichyssoise or gazpacho either. Quel dommâge!