Cucumber soups

Cucumber appears in two very different kinds of soup: fresh in chilled summer soups with yogurt, tomatoes or kefir, and pickled in sour Russian and Eastern European soups, where the brine adds sharpness. Fresh cucumber soups are almost always served cold.

SoupWiki lists 8 soups with cucumber. Typical total cooking time is about 45 minutes, ranging from 10 to 110 minutes, and a serving is roughly 110–380 kcal (estimates). The quickest is Cacık (~10 min) and the lightest is Cacık (~110 kcal). 4 are vegetarian, 1 of them vegan. 5 can be served cold. They come from 6 countries, most often Russia, Poland, Turkey.