Updated May 2026
Photography by Pascale's Kitchen Studio
This is one of those soups that surprises people — pale green, almost impossibly elegant, and on the table in under half an hour. The combination of cucumber, fresh mint and cilantro with a swirl of crème fraîche is bright and cooling in summer but light and aromatic enough to serve as a first course at a dinner party year-round. Mint is one of the most prolific herbs at the farmers market and this soup is one of the best reasons to buy a big bunch of it.